falassion

masculine name. *Shore-son

Tar-Falassion was the Quenya name of the 22nd ruler of Númenor (UT/223), better knowns as Ar-Sakalthôr. His name seems to be a compound of falassë “shore” and the patronymic suffix -ion “-son”.

Cognates

• Ad. Sakalthôr “?Shore-son” ✧ UTI/Ar-Sakalthôr

Elements

Word	Gloss
falassë	“(wave-beaten) shore, seashore, line of surf, (wave-beaten) shore, seashore, line of surf; [ᴹQ.] beach”
-ion	“-son, masculine patronymic”