Ilk. thôn n. “pine-tree” (Category: Pine)
A noun for “pine-tree” derived from the root ᴹ√THON, also appearing in its genitive plural form thonion “of pines” (Ety/THŌN, EtyAC/THŌN). Helge Fauskanger suggested that it developed from primitive *✶thon- with a short ŏ because the [ō] did not become [ū] before the nasal (AL-Ilkorin/thôn), and only later did the short vowel lengthen in the monosyllable. I think that Mr. Fauskanger may have over-generalized this rule, however, since the other examples of [ō] becoming [ū] occur only before [m] and the change may not have applied to nasals in general. If this is the case, this word could have developed from primitive *✶thōn-. There is not enough evidence to say for certain either way.
Conceptual Development: In notes elsewhere this word was given the form Dor. than with genitive plural form thanion (LR/405), probably associated with the earlier name Dorthanion versus later Dorthonion (LR/145). It is also possible these are Doriathrin and Ilkorin variations of the same word.
References ✧ Ety/THŌN; EtyAC/THŌN; LR/405
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Dor. thanion | genitive plural | “of pines” | ✧ LR/405 |
thonion | genitive plural | “of pines” | ✧ Ety/THŌN |
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ᴹ√THON > thōn | [tʰōn] | ✧ Ety/THŌN |