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'''''iaur''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''iaur''</ref> | '''''iaur''''' is a [[Sindarin]] adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, entry ''iaur''</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
*[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, ''' | *[[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[YA]]<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, entry "YA"</ref> | ||
==Examples== | |||
* ''[[Aran Einior|Aran Ein'''ior''']]'' = "Elder King" | |||
* ''[[Drúwaith Iaur|Drúwaith '''Iaur''']]'' = "Old Púkel land" | |||
* ''[[Tom Bombadil|'''Iar'''wain]]'' = "Old-young" | |||
* ''[[Ioreth]]'' = "Old Woman" | |||
* ''[[Iorhael]]'' = "Frodo" (lit. "Old Wise") | |||
* ''[[Sennas Iaur|Sennas '''Iaur''']]'' = "Old Guesthouse" | |||
==Inspiration== | |||
[[Jim Allan]] notes that ''iâr'' in [[Welsh]] means "a hen", while ''hen'' means "old" in Welsh.<ref>{{HM|IE}}, "Sindarin", p. 50</ref> | |||
==Cognates== | ==Cognates== | ||
*[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]'' | *[[Quenya]]: ''[[yára]]'' | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
{{title|lowercase}} | {{title|lowercase}} | ||
[[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] | [[Category:Sindarin adjectives]] |
Latest revision as of 12:49, 2 October 2022
iaur is a Sindarin adjective meaning "old, ancient, original, former".[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Aran Einior = "Elder King"
- Drúwaith Iaur = "Old Púkel land"
- Iarwain = "Old-young"
- Ioreth = "Old Woman"
- Iorhael = "Frodo" (lit. "Old Wise")
- Sennas Iaur = "Old Guesthouse"
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
Jim Allan notes that iâr in Welsh means "a hen", while hen means "old" in Welsh.[3]
Cognates[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry iaur
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", entry "YA"
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Sindarin", p. 50