Sindarin Consonant Mutations
Consonant mutations are the defining feature of Sindarin grammar. When you encounter a word that starts with a different consonant than its dictionary form — that's a mutation. It's not an error, it's grammar. Tolkien wrote: "The lenitions or 'mutations' of Sindarin were deliberately devised to resemble those of Welsh in phonetic origin and grammatical use; but are not the same in either phonetic origin or grammatical use." Why Mutations...