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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.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | |||
==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]]. | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Seasons]] | |||
[[Category:Sindarin nouns]] | |||
[[de:Kalender_von_Imladris#Monate]] | |||
[[fr:essais/calendriers/calendriers#comput_d_imladris]] | |||
[[fi:Iavas]] | |||
Revision as of 11:05, 9 November 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"
