Q. enquesta fraction. “one sixth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
A word appearing as enquesta “1/6” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of enquë “six” with the fractional suffix -sta.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s had ᴱQ. enekto, enquetto, or enqesto “[one] 6th” with adjective forms ᴱQ. enektya, enquetya, or enqest(y)a (PE14/51, 84), combinations with the 1920s fractional suffix ᴱQ. -sto.
Reference ✧ VT48/11 ✧ “1/6”
Elements
| enquë | “six” | |
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 |
ᴱQ. enqesto fraction. “one sixth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| enqe | “six” | ✧ PE14/49 (enekse); PE14/49; PE14/82 |
| *-sto | “fraction suffix” |
Element In
ᴱQ. enqest(y)a adj. “one sixth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
Changes
Elements
| enqesto | “one sixth” | ✧ PE14/51 (enekto); PE14/51 (enquetto); PE14/51 (enquesto) |