For the second meaning, cf. Hadorion, a Húrin's epithet in WJ/294, Hurinionath referring to the house of Húrin the Steward in PM/202-3,218, and Gil-Galad's epithet Ereinion, cf. also the gloss of the old Qenya cognate yondo "descendant of" in PE/12:106, or the use of the same suffix in later Quenya names such as Isildurioni and Anárioni "Heirs of Isildur (resp. Anárion)" in PM/192,196
Noldorin
-ion
suffix. son
Cognates
- ᴹQ. -ion “-son” ✧ Ety/YŌ
Element in
Variations
- -ion ✧ Ety/YŌ
-(i)on
suffix. adjectival suffix
Element in
- N. Tilion “Horned” ✧ Ety/TIL
Variations
- -ion ✧ Ety/TIL (-ion)
ionn
noun. son
ionn
noun. scion, male descendant
ionn
noun. son
Cognates
- ᴹQ. yondo “son” ✧ Ety/YŌ
Derivations
- ᴹ√YO(N) “son” ✧ Ety/YŌ
Element in
- N. -ion “son” ✧ Ety/YŌ
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√YON > ionn [jondo] > [jond] > [jonn] ✧ Ety/YŌ
-ion Reconstructed
suffix. -region, -land
Element in
- N. Dunhirion “?West Lord Land”
- N. Torfirion “Westermanton”
- N. Eredwethion “Shadowy Mountains”
- N. Eregion “Hollin”
- N. Rhovanion “Wilderland”
For the second meaning, cf. Hadorion, a Húrin's epithet in WJ/294, Hurinionath referring to the house of Húrin the Steward in PM/202-3,218, and Gil-Galad's epithet Ereinion, cf. also the gloss of the old Qenya cognate yondo "descendant of" in PE/12:106, or the use of the same suffix in later Quenya names such as Isildurioni and Anárioni "Heirs of Isildur (resp. Anárion)" in PM/192,196