N. middle consonants frequently vanished in clusters; [CCC] > [CC]
References ✧ PE22/29, 36
Order (04800)
| After | 03300 | [nr] became [ðr] | ᴹ✶Phinde-rauto > N. Finrod | Ety/PHIN |
| After | 03800 | nasals vanished before spirantal clusters | ᴹ✶la(n)sro-ndo > N. lhathron | Ety/LAS² |
| After | 03900 | [ð] vanished before nasals | ᴹ✶Eledandore > Eleðndor > N. Elennor | Ety/ELED |
| Before | 04900 | medial [s] became [θ] before [l], [r] | ᴹ√LOD
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othlond > N. othlon ᴹ√LUS > N. lothren |
Ety/LOD EtyAC/LUS |
Phonetic Rule Elements
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Phonetic Rule Examples
| bastgorn > basgorn | CCC > CC | ᴹ√MBAS > N. basgorn | ✧ Ety/MBAS |
| durŋgul > durgul | CCC > CC | ᴹ√ÑGOL > dur(n)gul > N. durgul | ✧ EtyAC/ÑGOL |
| findgon > fingon | CCC > CC | ᴹ✶Findekāno > N. Fingon | ✧ Ety/PHIN |
| findrod > finrod | CCC > CC | ᴹ✶Phinde-rauto > N. Finrod | ✧ Ety/PHIN |
| gorŋgoroth > gorgoroth | CCC > CC | ᴹ✶gor-ngoroth > N. Gorgoroth | ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH |
| lossren > losren | CCC > CC | ᴹ√LUS > N. lothren | ✧ EtyAC/LUS |
| ostlond > oslond | CCC > CC | ᴹ√LOD > othlond > N. othlon | ✧ Ety/LOD |
| ostrond > osrond | CCC > CC | ᴹ√OS > N. othrond | ✧ Ety/ROD |