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'''Iavas''' was the [[Sindarin]] name for the season | '''Iavas''' was the [[Sindarin]] name for the season of autumn. This was also the name of the third season in the [[Reckoning of Rivendell|Calendar of Imladris]]; 54 days which fell more or less between [[10 August]] and [[3 October]] in the [[Shire Calendar]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 19 May 2018
Iavas was the Sindarin name for the season of autumn. This was also the name of the third season in the Calendar of Imladris; 54 days which fell more or less between 10 August and 3 October in the Shire Calendar.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
