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'''fazne, farne''' means "foliage" in [[Quenya]]
'''''fazne''''', '''''farne''''' means "foliage" in [[Quenya]].
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word comes from [[PQ]] *''phasnê'' from a [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[PHAS]] <ref>{{VT|46}}, p.9</ref>
The word comes from a [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[PHAS]].<ref>{{VT|46a}}, p. 9</ref>


Primitive *''fasne'' in Quenya came to be ''fazne'' and then finally ''farne'' (''z'' becomes ''r'') in [[Noldorin]] Quenya. [[Vanyarin]] would still pronounce it ''fazne''.
==Note==
It is not known if that word is part of the name ''[[Orofarnë|Orofarne]]'' meaning "mountain-dwelling".<ref>{{L|168}}</ref>
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[[category:Quenya nouns]]
[[Category:Quenya nouns]]

Revision as of 00:17, 22 July 2011

fazne, farne means "foliage" in Quenya.

Etymology

The word comes from a Root PHAS.[1]

References