Etymograph > Tolkien's Languages > Sindarin > Phoneme

Graphemes: a, ä
Classes: short open front unrounded vowel
Implicit classes: vocalic V
Features -long +low -high -back -round +syllabic +voice

Related rules

Origin

  • s-initial-syllabic-nasal: m > am / #_n > an / #_ŋ > aŋ / #_
  • s-long-a: aː > ǭ, au > ǭ
  • s-o-au: ǭ > au
  • s-gh-after-consonant: ɣ > a / C_#
  • s-ei-final-syllable: e > a / _iC0#
  • s-au-ae: au > oae > e
    • Generated by yole/etymograph on Fri Jan 16 2026