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Doriathrin

ulion

noun. monster, deformed and hideous creature

A noun meaning “monster, deformed and hideous creature” derived from primitive ᴹ✶ulgundō (Ety/ÚLUG). Here the [[ilk|final [un] became [on]]] after other vowels and consonants were lost. This is also the only attested example of how [[ilk|[g] became [i] between an [l] and a vowel]], as noted by Helge Fauskanger (AL-Ilkorin/ulion).

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. ulundo “monster, deformed and hideous creature” ✧ Ety/ÚLUG

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶ulgundō “monster, deformed and hideous creature” ✧ Ety/ÚLUG
    • ᴹ√ULUG “*hideous, deformed” ✧ Ety/ÚLUG

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶ulgundō > ulgund > ulgon > ulion[ulgundō] > [ulgundo] > [ulgund] > [ulgun] > [ulgon] > [ulion]✧ Ety/ÚLUG
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