Eldamo : Ilkorin/Doriathrin : [ls] became [ll]

Ilk. [ls] became [ll]; [ls] > [ll]

Ilk. [ls] became [ll]; [ls] > [ll]

This is a hypothetical phonetic rule to explain the development of Ilk. tell from the root ᴹ√TELES (Ety/TELES). It seems likely that [rs] similarly became [rr], but there are no examples.

Order (02700)

After

01800

second unstressed short vowel of same quality lost

ᴹ√TELES > Ilk. tell

EtyAC/TELES

[ls] became [ll] in contrast to the rule that medial voiceless stops, nasals and [ɣ] became [s] before [s]

Phonetic Rule Elements

[ls]

[ll]

Phonetic Rule Examples

telse > telle

ls > ll

ᴹ√TELES > Ilk. tell

✧ EtyAC/TELES