S. [ls], [rs] became [lθ], [ss]; [ls|rs] > [lθ|ss]
In Noldorin it seems primitive [ls] became [lθ], but [rs] became [ss], as noted by David Salo (GS/§4.83, §4.183):
This is distinct from the Welsh phonetic developments, where [ls], [rs] became [ll], [rr] (WGHC/§95iv). There are no examples of these sound changes in Sindarin, but there is no reason to believe they would not have occurred. Based on examples like S. Edhelharn = Edhel + sarn and N. gilhof = gil + saw [ON. sōba], it seems this did not remain an active sound change in Sindarin, since we see ordinary soft mutation in later compounds.
Conceptual Developments: There is no clear evidence of whether or not these sound changes applied in the Gnomish or Early Noldorin of the 1910s and 1920s.
Order (03400)
| After | 02400 | short final vowels vanished | ON. tarsa > tars > N. tass | Ety/TARAS |
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N. [ls], [rs] became [lθ], [ss]; [ls|rs] > [lθ|ss]
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| After | 02100 | short final vowels vanished | ON. tarsa > tars > N. tass | Ety/TARAS |
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Phonetic Rule Examples
| falsa- > falθa- | ls > lθ | ON. phalsóbe > N. faltho | ✧ Ety/PHAL |
| olsa- > olθa- | ls > lθ | ᴹ✶olsa- > N. oltha- | ✧ Ety/ÓLOS |
| persa- > pessa- | rs > ss | ON. persṓs > N. pesso | ✧ EtyAC/PERES |
| tars > tass | rs > ss | ON. tarsa > tars > N. tass | ✧ Ety/TARAS |
| ters > tess | rs > ss | ᴹ✶ters- > ters > N. tess | ✧ EtyAC/TER |