Eldamo : Sindarin : nivol

S. nivol n. “phantom, (lit.) a seeming” (Category: Ghost, Specter, Phantom)

S. nivol, n. “phantom, (lit.) a seeming” (Category: Ghost, Specter, Phantom)

A word appearing as nîf or nivol “phantom, (lit.) a seeming” in notes from 1957, that Tolkien specified was “an appearance having no existence in the physical world, existing only as a conception/memory/picture in one mind, and more or less accurately transferred direct to another” (NM/238). It was likely related to the root √NIM, a variant of √NEM “seem”.

References ✧ NM/238

Glosses

“phantom, (lit.) a seeming” ✧ NM/238 (nîf)

Variations

nivol ✧ NM/238
nîf ✧ NM/238

Cognates

Q. nimulë “phantom, (lit.) a seeming” ✧ NM/238 (níma); NM/238

Derivations

< √NEM “seem, appear”