Q. o(to)sta fraction. “one seventh” (Category: Fraction, Division)
A word appearing as otosta, osta, or otsat “1/7” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of otso “seven” with the fractional suffix -sta.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s had ᴱQ. otsotto or otsonto “[one] 7th” with adjective forms ᴱQ. otsotta or otsottya (PE14/51, 84), combinations with the 1920s fractional suffix ᴱQ. -tto/-nto/-sto.
References ✧ VT48/11
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| otso | “seven” | ||
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
| √SAT | “divide, apportion, mark off; space, place” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
ᴱQ. otsonto fraction. “one seventh” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| otso | “seven” | ✧ PE14/49; PE14/82 |
| #-nto | “fraction suffix” |
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