Q. quainëa num. ord. “tenth” (Category: Ordinal Number)
A word for “tenth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of quain “ten”.
Conceptual Development: Rough notes also from the 1960s had kaina as an adjectival form of “ten” along with a normal form cëa(n) (VT48/12), apparently just before Tolkien changed the root for “ten” from √KAYAN to √KWAYAM. The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had {keatya >>} ᴱQ. keanya “tenth” along with a variant ᴱQ. kaiya, both based on ᴱQ. kai “ten” (PE14/51, 82).
References ✧ VT42/25; VT48/12
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| quëan | “ten” | |
| -ëa² | “ordinal suffix” | ✧ VT42/25 |
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Cognates
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| √kayan > kaina | [kaina] | ✧ VT48/12 |
ᴱQ. kaiya num. ord. “tenth” (Category: Ordinal Number)
References ✧ PE14/51, 82, 109
Glosses
Elements
| kai | “ten; (lit.) all fingers” | ✧ PE14/50 |
| -tya¹ | “comparative” | ✧ PE14/48 |
Element In