S. middle consonants frequently vanished in clusters; [CCC] > [CC]

S. middle consonants frequently vanished in clusters; [CCC] > [CC]

@@@ This rule is a placeholder for a host of complex Sandhi changes (changes at morpheme boundaries in compounds) that I don’t want to examine in detail right now. David Salo examined these sound changes in detail in Gateway to Sindarin (GS/51-59), and this remains the best description of these phonetic developments.

@@@ Per Elaran (Discord Jan 2020) the explanation for Findrod > Finrod was dissimilation from final d (VT41/9), since otherwise ndr often survives in Sindarin.

Aldo borñgil etc. from (Let/427).

Reference ✧ WJ/364 ✧ for example: Eldrim/Elrim ← ell-

Order (05500)

After 00500 voiced stops became spirants after liquids ✶bar-ndor > S. bardor PE17/164
After 03800 [nr] became [ðr] ✶findarātō > find-raud > findrod > S. finrod VT41/9
After 04200 nasals vanished before spirantal clusters ✶ninkwiraite > ni(m)phraed > S. niphred PE17/55
After 04300 [ð] vanished before nasals ✶Gala(da)ndil > S. Gelennil PE21/83
After 05100 [au], [ae] became [o], [e] in polysyllables ✶findarātō > find-raud > findrod > S. finrod VT41/9
Before 05600 medial [s] became [θ] before [l], [r] ᴹ√LOD > othlond > N. othlon
ᴹ√LUS > N. lothren		 Ety/LOD
EtyAC/LUS

Phonetic Rule Elements

[CCC] > [CC]

Phonetic Rule Examples

barndor > bardor CCC > CC ✶bar-ndor > S. bardor ✧ PE17/164
-ndor > -dor CCC > CC ✶ndor > S. -dor ✧ PE17/164
elmbereth > elbereth CCC > CC ✶elen-barathi > elmbereth > S. Elbereth ✧ MR/387
elmbereth > elbereth CCC > CC ✶elen-barathī > el-mbereth > S. Elbereth ✧ PE17/22
finŋgorn > fingorn CCC > CC ✶Phiniñgornā > S. Fingorn ✧ PE17/113
findrod > finrod CCC > CC ✶findarātō > find-raud > findrod > S. finrod ✧ VT41/9
gondndor > gondor CCC > CC ✶Gondo-ndor- > S. Gondor ✧ PE17/28
gondlind > gonlind CCC > CC ✶Gondō̆-lindē > Gondolind > Gond-lind > Gondlind/Gonglind > S. **Gonlin/Gonglin ✧ PE17/133
imblad > imlad CCC > CC ✶imbi-lătă > S. imlad ✧ PE17/87
lendbas > lenbas CCC > CC OS. lendbas > S. lembas ✧ PE17/60
lennmbas > lenbas CCC > CC OS. lenn-mbass > S. lembas ✧ PM/404
lennmbas > lenbas CCC > CC OS. lenn-mbass > S. lembas ✧ SI/lembas
lenmbass > lenbass CCC > CC ✶ledme-mbassē > S. lembas ✧ PE17/51
lenmbasse > lenbass CCC > CC ✶led(e)mbasse > S. lembas ✧ PE17/52
lenmbast > lenbast CCC > CC ✶ledme-mbasta > lenm(e)mbast(a) > lenmbast > S. lembas ✧ PE17/51
milmbar > milbar CCC > CC ✶mēlā̆-mbar > S. milbar ✧ PE17/109
milmbar > milbar CCC > CC ✶mēlā̆-mbar > mîl-mbar > S. milbar ✧ PE17/164
morŋgoθ > morgoθ CCC > CC ✶Moriñgotho > S. Morgoth ✧ MR/294
morŋgoθθ > morgoθθ CCC > CC ✶Moringotto > S. Morgoth ✧ MR/194
tenngyll > tengyll CCC > CC √tana > S. Tengyl ✧ MR/385

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 > othlond > N. othlon
ᴹ√LUS > N. lothren		 Ety/LOD
EtyAC/LUS

Phonetic Rule Elements

[CCC] > [CC]

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