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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]]

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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.

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.