Quenya 

yávië

autumn

yávië noun "autumn" (SA:yávë); "autumn, harvest", in the calendar of Imladris a precisely defined period of 54 days, but also used without any exact definition (Appendix D). Noun yáviérë *"Autumn-day", a day outside the months in the Steward's Reckoning, inserted between Yavannië and Narquelië (September and October) (Appendix D)

yávië

noun. autumn, harvest [time or act]

A word translated “autumn, harvest” in The Lord of the Rings appendices (LotR/1111), clearly based on yávë “fruit”. This word referred to the third out of six “official” Elvish seasons in the Calendar of Imladris (LotR/1107), but could also be used more causally for the autumn time of the year (LotR/1111). Given its second gloss “harvest”, I think it can also refer to the time or act of harvesting of crops. However, for the harvest itself (the produce) I would instead use [ᴺQ.] salcessë.

Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. Yāvan “(Autumn), Harvest” based on ᴱQ. yāva “fruit, produce” (QL/105). The English-Qenya Dictionary of the 1920s also had ᴱQ. yávan “autumn, harvest”, but in that document the word was deleted (QL/69).

Cognates

  • S. iavas “autumn, autumn, *harvest (time)” ✧ LotR/1107

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
yávë“fruit”
-ië“abstract noun, adverb”
Quenya [LotR/1107; LotR/1111; SA/yávë] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yávien

feminine name. Yávien

First child of Nolondil, known only from a genealogy chart on UT/210. Her name seems to be a compound of yávë “fruit” and the feminine suffix -ien. This name sometimes appeared as Yávië (UT/9).

Elements

WordGloss
yávë“fruit”
-ien“feminine ending; feminine patronymic, -daughter”

Variations

  • Yávië ✧ UT/009
Quenya [UT/009; UT/210] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yávan

harvest, autumn

yávan noun "harvest, autumn" (LT1:273; in LotR-style Quenya yávië)

Endien

autumn

Endien noun, alternative term for "autumn" (PM:135). In the Etymologies, the word Endien was assigned a quite different meaning: "Midyear, Midyear week", in the calendar of Valinor a week outside the months, between the sixth and seventh months, dedicated to the Trees; also called Aldalemnar (YEN, LEP/LEPEN/LEPEK)

enderi

middle-days

enderi noun "middle-days" (sg. *enderë), in the calendar of Imladris three days inserted between the months (or seasons) yávië and quellë (Appendix D)

enderi

collective name. middle-days

The name used for leap-days added to the various calendar systems of Middle-earth (LotR/1108, 1112). It is a compound of endë “middle” and the suffixal form -re of “day”: ✱enderë “middle-day” pluralized to enderi.

Conceptual Development: In the 1st edition of The Lord of the Rings, a similar term atendëa was used.

Elements

WordGloss
endë“centre, middle, centre, middle; [ᴹQ.] core”
“day (period from sunset to sunset)”

Variations

  • Enderi ✧ LotR/1112
Quenya [LotR/1108; LotR/1112] Group: Eldamo. Published by

cermië

noun. harvest

A neologism for “harvest” coined by Petri Tikka in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s inspired by Cermië “July”, but that meaning seems rather unlikely to me. I would use attested yávië for “harvest” instead.

Elements

WordGloss
cer-“reap”
Quenya Group: Eldamo - neologism/reconstructions. Published by

Sindarin 

iavas

noun. autumn, autumn, *harvest (time)

Cognates

  • Q. yávië “autumn, harvest [time or act]” ✧ LotR/1107

Elements

WordGloss
iau“corn, corn, *cereal crop”
-as“abstract noun”
Sindarin [LotR/1107] Group: Eldamo. Published by

iavas

autumn

1) iavas, pl. iavais, coll. pl. iavassath; 2)

iavas

autumn

pl. iavais, coll. pl. iavassath

dannas

autumn

(noun) dannas (i dhannas), pl. dannais (i nannais), also dant (i dhant) (fall, falling), pl. daint (i naint). (PM:135)

dannas

autumn

(i dhannas), pl. dannais (i nannais), also dant (i dhant) (fall, falling), pl. daint (i naint). (PM:135)

lasbelin

autumn

lasbelin (”leaf-withering”), no distinct pl. form. Coll. pl. lasbeliniath.

l

autumn

asbelin (”leaf-withering”), no distinct pl. form. Coll. pl. l**asbeliniath**.

Noldorin 

dannas

noun. autumn

Elements

WordGloss
dant-“to fall”
-as“abstract noun”

Variations

  • Dannas ✧ PM/135

lasbelin

noun. autumn

dantilais

noun. autumn

Changes

  • DantilaisLasbelin “autumn” ✧ PM/136

firith

noun. autumn

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. qelle “Autumn” ✧ PM/134

Variations

  • Firith ✧ PM/135

Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!

Qenya 

qelle

noun. Autumn

Cognates

  • N. firith “autumn” ✧ PM/134

Element in

  • ᴹQ. Nóqelle “October, *After-autumn”
  • ᴹQ. Erqelle “September, *First-autumn”

Elements

WordGloss
qel-“†to fail”
-le“abstract noun”

Variations

  • Quellë ✧ PM/134

Early Quenya

silkesse

noun. harvest

A noun appearing as ᴱQ. silkesse “harvest” in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s under the early root ᴱ√SḶKḶ that was also the basis for “grass” words (QL/84).

Conceptual Development: The Etymologies of the 1930s updated this root to ᴹ√SALAK+ for “grass” words (Ety/SALÁK), so I think this Early Qenya word can be updated to ᴺQ. salcessë “harvest”. I would assume this word refers to the product of a harvest = “✱produce”, as opposed to yávië which is the time or act of harvesting.

Early Quenya [QL/084] Group: Eldamo. Published by

narqelion

noun. Autumn

Cognates

  • G. narcolas “the fall of the leaf, Autumn”

Variations

  • Narquelion ✧ LT1/041; LT1I/Narquelion
Early Quenya [LT1/041; LT1I/Narquelion; PME/051; PME/068; PME/072; QL/068] Group: Eldamo. Published by