Doriathrin
dilion
place name. Dilion
Cognates
- N. Gelion ✧ Ety/GYEL
Derivations
- ᴹ√GYEL “*cry of joy or triumph” ✧ Ety/GYEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GYEL > Dilion [gjelion] > [delion] > [dilion] ✧ Ety/GYEL
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A hypothetical name for the river N. Gelion, what the Ilkorin name would have been if it had been derived from the root ᴹ√GYEL (Ety/GYEL). It is an illustration of the rule that initial palatalized velars became dentals in Ilkorin.