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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. Called [[Yávië]] in [[Quenya]]. | '''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. | ||
==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== | |||
Called [[Yávië]] in [[Quenya]]. | |||
[[Category:Seasons]] | [[Category:Seasons]] | ||
[[Category:Sindarin words]] | [[Category:Sindarin words]] |
Revision as of 19:58, 25 May 2011
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.
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