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'''iaur''' "old, ancient, original, former"<ref>{{ | '''''iaur''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''iaur''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]] | *[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, '''YA'''</ref> | ||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]'' | *[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[Tom Bombadil| | * ''[[Tom Bombadil#Etymology and other names|Iarwain]]'' - "Old-young" | ||
*[[Ioreth]] | * ''[[Ioreth]]'' | ||
*[[Iorhael]] | * ''[[Iorhael]]'' | ||
==Inspiration== | |||
[[Jim Allan]] notes that ''iâr'' in [[Welsh]] means "a hen", while ''hen'' means "old" in Welsh.<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Sindarin", p. 50</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 28 September 2016
iaur is a Sindarin adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".[1]
Etymology
Cognates
See also
Inspiration
Jim Allan notes that iâr in Welsh means "a hen", while hen means "old" in Welsh.[3]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", iaur
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", YA
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Sindarin", p. 50
