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'''Iavas''' was the [[Sindarin]] name for the season that corresponded to late summer and early autumn; 54 days between modern 12 August and 4 October. | '''Iavas''' was the [[Sindarin]] name for the season that corresponded to late summer and early autumn; 54 days between modern 12 August and 4 October.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The word contains a possible Sindarin word for fruit plus the abstract ending ''[[-as]]''. | The word contains a possible Sindarin word for fruit plus the abstract ending ''[[-as]]''. | ||
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Possible [[OS]] form *''jabasse'' | Possible [[OS]] form *''jabasse'' | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
Called [[Yávië]] in [[Quenya]]. | Called [[Yávië]] in [[Quenya]]. | ||
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[[Category:Seasons]] | [[Category:Seasons]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin words]] | [[Category:Sindarin words]] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 29 October 2012
Iavas was the Sindarin name for the season that corresponded to late summer and early autumn; 54 days between modern 12 August and 4 October.[1]
Etymology
The word contains a possible Sindarin word for fruit plus the abstract ending -as.
The actual word for fruit is not known but it's most likely *iaf (cf. Q. yáve, yava)
Possible OS form *jabasse
Cognates
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
