Q. Falassion m. “*Shore-son”

Q. Falassion, m. “*Shore-son”

Tar-Falassion was the Quenya name of the 22nd ruler of Númenor (UT/223), better knowns as Ar-Sakalthôr. His name seems to be a compound of falassë “shore” and the patronymic suffix -ion “-son”.

References ✧ UTI/Ar-Sakalthôr, Tar-Falassion

Elements

falassë “(wave-beaten) shore, seashore, line of surf”
-ion “-son, masculine patronymic”

Cognates