Ilk. long final vowels were shortened; [-SV̄] > [-SV̆]

Ilk. long final vowels were shortened; [-SV̄] > [-SV̆]

This phonetic change is common to all Eldarin languages and is very well attested. Most likely this was a parallel change rather than a change taking place in Common Eldarin; there is evidence that it occurred later in Quenya @@@. This change is sufficiently common that it is omitted from the etymologies of Ilkorin words unless it is explicitly documented.

Phonetic Rule Elements

[-Sī] > [-Sĭ]
[-Sē] > [-Sĕ]
[-Sā] > [-Să]
[-Sō] > [-Sŏ]
[-Sū] > [-Sŭ]

Phonetic Rule Examples

alkwā > alkwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶alk-wā > Ilk. alch ✧ Ety/ÁLAK
apsā > apsa -Sā > -Să ᴹ√AP > Ilk. ass ✧ Ety/AP
askarā > askara -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶askarā > Ilk. ascar ✧ Ety/SKAR
-attā > -atta -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶-atta > Ilk. -ath ✧ PE21/57
berétʰā > berétʰa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶b’rethā > Ilk. breth ✧ Ety/BERÉTH
dembā > demba -Sā > -Să ᴹ√DEM > Ilk. demb ✧ EtyAC/DEM
dimbā > dimba -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶dimbā > Ilk. dem ✧ Ety/DEM
dunnā > dunna -Sā > -Să ᴹ√DUN > Dor. dunn ✧ Ety/DUN
galadā > galada -Sā > -Să ᴹ√GÁLAD > Dor. gald ✧ Ety/GALAD
galjānā > galjāna -Sā > -Să ᴹ√GAL > Ilk. gelion ✧ Ety/GYEL
gwenjā > gwenja -Sā > -Să ᴹ√GWEN > Ilk. gwene ✧ Ety/GWEN
ɣanwā > ɣanwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ√ƷAN > Dor. ganu ✧ Ety/ƷAN
ɣaramā > ɣarama -Sā > -Să ᴹ√ƷARAM > Dor. garm ✧ Ety/ƷARAM
ɣelwā > ɣelwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ√ƷEL > Dor. gelu ✧ Ety/ƷEL
kuɣnā > kuɣna -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶kuʒnā > kogna > coun > Ilk. caun ✧ Ety/KUƷ
laikā > laika -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶laika > Ilk. laig ✧ Ety/LÁYAK
laikwā > laikwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶laikwa > Ilk. laig ✧ Ety/LAIK
lāmā > lāma -Sā > -Să ᴹ√LAM > Dor. lóm ✧ Ety/LAM
lāminā > lāmina -Sā > -Să ᴹ√LAM > Dor. lómen ✧ Ety/LAM
leklā > lekla -Sā > -Să ᴹ√LEK > Ilk. legol ✧ Ety/LEK
lindā > linda -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶LINDĀ > Ilk. lind ✧ Ety/LIND
linjā > linja -Sā > -Să ᴹ√LIN¹ > Ilk. line ✧ Ety/LIN¹
luŋgā > luŋga -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶lungā > Dor. lung ✧ Ety/LUG¹
lustā > lusta -Sā > -Să ᴹ√LUS > Dor. #lost ✧ Ety/KAB
mapā > mapa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶mapā > Ilk. mâb ✧ Ety/MAP
mazgā > mazga -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶mazgā > Ilk. maig ✧ EtyAC/MASAG
mizdā > mizda -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶mizdā > Dor. mēd ✧ Ety/MIZD
oktā > okta -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶OKTĀ > Ilk. oth ✧ Ety/OKTĀ
rīmā > rīma -Sā > -Să ᴹ√ > Dor. rīm ✧ Ety/RĪ
ristā > rista -Sā > -Să ᴹ√RIS > Ilk. rest ✧ Ety/RIS²
stallā > stalla -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶stalrā > Ilk. thall ✧ Ety/STAL
sukmā > sukma -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶sukmā > Ilk. saum ✧ Ety/SUK
taikā > taika -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶taikā > Ilk. taig ✧ EtyAC/TĀ
takmā > takma -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶takmā > Ilk. taum ✧ Ety/TAK
targā > targa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶targā > Ilk. targ ✧ Ety/TÁRAG
terḗwā > terḗwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶terḗwā > Ilk. trēw ✧ Ety/TER
tiukā > tiuka -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶tiu̯kā > Ilk. tiog ✧ Ety/TIW
tubnā > tubna -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶tubnā > Ilk. tovon ✧ Ety/TUB
tultā- > tulta- -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶tultā- > Ilk. tolda ✧ Ety/TUL
tundā > tunda -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶tundā > Ilk. tund ✧ Ety/TUN
tuŋgā > tuŋga -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶tungā > Ilk. tung ✧ Ety/TUG
tʰūrinā > tʰūrina -Sā > -Să ᴹ√THUR > Ilk. thúren ✧ Ety/THUR
ulgā > ulga -Sā > -Să ᴹ√ÚLUG > Ilk. olg ✧ Ety/ÚLUG
wārā > wāra -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶waʒrā > Ilk. gôr ✧ Ety/WAƷ
watʰā > watʰa -Sā > -Să ᴹ√WATH > Ilk. gwath ✧ Ety/WATH
wedā > weda -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶wedā > Ilk. gweð ✧ Ety/WED
wilmā > wilma -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶wilmā > Ilk. gwelm ✧ EtyAC/WIL
wilwā > wilwa -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶wilwā > gwelu > Ilk. gwelo ✧ Ety/WIL
winjā > winja -Sā > -Să ᴹ✶winyā > gwini > Ilk. gwine ✧ Ety/WIN
belē > bele -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶belē > Ilk. bel ✧ Ety/BEL
biríttē > birítte -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶b’rittē > Ilk. brith ✧ Ety/BIRÍT
dembē > dembe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶dembē > Ilk. dim ✧ EtyAC/DEM
dimbē > dimbe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶dimbē > Ilk. dim ✧ Ety/DEM
doɣmē > doɣme -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√DOƷ/DÔ > Ilk. daum ✧ Ety/DOƷ
eredē > erede -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶eredē > Ilk. erð ✧ Ety/ERÉD
ezdē > ezde -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶EZDĒ > Ilk. Ēd ✧ EtyAC/EZDĒ
gorṓmē > gorṓme -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶Górōmē > Dor. Grûm ✧ EtyAC/GÓROM
ɣellē > ɣelle -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√ƷEL > Dor. gell ✧ Ety/ƷEL
jatmē > jatme -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶yatmā > Dor. aðum ✧ EtyAC/YAT
kjelepē > kjelepe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√KYÉLEP > Ilk. telf ✧ Ety/KYELEP
kwāmē > kwāme -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√KWAM > Ilk. côm ✧ Ety/KWAM
kwǣnē > kwǣne -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶kwǣ-nē > Ilk. cwēn ✧ EtyAC/KWǢ
kwenedē > kwenede -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶kwenedē > Dor. cwend ✧ EtyAC/KWEN(ED)
kwessē > kwesse -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶kwessē > Ilk. cwess ✧ Ety/KWES
kʰrassē > kʰrasse -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶khrassē > Dor. rhass ✧ EtyAC/KHARÁS
laurē > laure -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶laurē > Dor. laur ✧ Ety/LÁWAR
luktiēnē > luktiēne -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶luktı̯ēnē > Dor. Luthien ✧ Ety/LUK
mazgē > mazge -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶mazgē > Ilk. maig ✧ Ety/MASAG
mizdē > mizde -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶mizdē > Dor. mīd ✧ Ety/MIZD
morilindē > morilinde -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√MOR > Ilk. mur(i)lind/myr(i)lind ✧ Ety/TIN
muilē > muile -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√MUY > Dor. muil ✧ Ety/MUY
natsē > natse -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√NAT > Dor. nass ✧ Ety/NAT
ndorē > ndore -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶ndorē > Dor. dôr ✧ EtyAC/NDOR
neledē > nelede -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√NÉL-ED > Dor. neld ✧ Ety/NEL
ŋgandellē > ŋgandelle -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√ÑGANAD > Ilk. gangel ✧ Ety/ÑGAN
ornē > orne -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√ÓRON > Dor. orn ✧ Ety/NEL
salakwē > salakwe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶SALÁK-(WĒ) > Ilk. salch ✧ Ety/SALÁK
taksē > takse -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶taksē > Ilk. tass ✧ Ety/TAK
taurē > taure -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶tau̯rē > Ilk. taur ✧ Ety/TÁWAR
telesē > telese -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√TELES > Ilk. tell ✧ EtyAC/TELES
tinmē > tinme -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶tinmē > Ilk. tim ✧ Ety/TIN
tupsē > tupse -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶tupsē > Ilk. tuss ✧ Ety/TUP
turúmbē > turúmbe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶turúmbē > trumb > Ilk. trum ✧ Ety/TURÚM
tʰoronē > tʰorone -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ√THÓRON > Ilk. thorn ✧ Ety/THOR
uskwē > uskwe -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶us(u)k-wē > Ilk. usc ✧ Ety/USUK
wahtē > wahte -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶wahtē > Ilk. gōd ✧ Ety/WAƷ
wiŋgē > wiŋge -Sē > -Sĕ ᴹ✶wingē > Ilk. gwing ✧ Ety/WIG
berō > bero -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶berō > Ilk. ber ✧ Ety/BER
besnō > besno -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶besnō > Ilk. benn ✧ Ety/BES
kwentrō > kwentro -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶kwentrō > Dor. cwindor ✧ Ety/KWET
mbottʰō > mbottʰo -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ√MBOTH > Dor. moth ✧ Ety/MBOTH
morókō > moróko -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶morókō > Ilk. broga ✧ Ety/MORÓK
ndanitʰārō > ndanitʰāro -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶ndani-thārō > Dor. Deniþor ✧ LR/188
ŋgaramō > ŋgaramo -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ√ÑGAR(A)M > Dor. garm ✧ Ety/ÑGAR(A)M
orotō > oroto -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ√ÓROT > Dor. orth ✧ Ety/ÓROT
rondō > rondo -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ√ROD > Ilk. rond ✧ Ety/ROD
stabnō > stabno -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶stabnō > Ilk. thavon ✧ Ety/STAB
tārō > tāro -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶tārō > Ilk. tôr ✧ Ety/TĀ
ulgundō > ulgundo -Sō > -Sŏ ᴹ✶ulgundō > ulgund > ulgon > Ilk. ulion ✧ Ety/ÚLUG