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olass(i)ë

noun. foliage, collection of leaves

A noun for “foliage” appearing as either olassië or olassë, a combination of o- “together” and lassë “leaf” (Let/282; PE17/56, 84).

Cognates

  • S. golas “foliage, collection of leaves” ✧ Let/282; PE17/084

Derivations

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
o-“together”
lassë“leaf, leaf; [ᴱQ.] petal”
-ië“abstract noun, adverb”

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
gwa-lassa/gwa-lassiē > olassiē[gwalassiē] > [gwolassiē] > [ɣwolassiē] > [ɣolassiē] > [olassiē] > [olassie]✧ Let/282
walass(s) > olassie[walassiē] > [wolassiē] > [olassiē] > [olassie]✧ PE17/084

Variations

  • olassiē ✧ Let/282
  • olasse ✧ PE17/056
  • olassie ✧ PE17/084
Quenya [Let/282; PE17/056; PE17/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

farnë

foliage

farnë (1) noun "foliage", archaic faznë (VT46:9). Not to be confused with farnë as the pa.t. of the verb farya-, q.v.