Eldamo : Sindarin : golas

S. golas n. “foliage, collection of leaves” (Category: Leaf)

S. golas, n. “foliage, collection of leaves” (Category: Leaf)

A noun for “foliage” derived from ✶gwa-lassa, effectively a combination of go- “together” and lass “leaf” (Let/282; PE17/84). Most notably, it is an element in the name Legolas (S. Laegolas).

References ✧ Let/282, 382; PE17/84, 159

Glosses

“collection of leaves, foliage” ✧ Let/282; Let/382 (go-lass)
“foliage” ✧ PE17/84 (go-las); PE17/159 (golas(s))

Variations

golas ✧ Let/282
go-lass ✧ Let/382
go-las ✧ PE17/84
golas(s) ✧ PE17/159

Element In

S. Golasgil
S. Laegolas “Green-foliage” ✧ Let/282; PE17/84 (Legolas); PE17/159 (leg-olas)

Cognates

Q. olass(i)ë “foliage, collection of leaves” ✧ Let/282 (olassiē); PE17/84 (olassie)

Derivations

< ✶gwa-lassiē “foliage” ✧ Let/282 (gwa-lassa/gwa-lassiē); PE17/84 (walass(s))

Phonetic Developments

✶gwa-lassa/gwa-lassiē > golas	[gwolassa] > [gwolass] > [golass] > [golas]	✧ Let/282
✶walass(s) > go-las	[wolassa] > [gwolassa] > [gwolass] > [golass] > [golas]	✧ PE17/84