Q. atartil n. “thumb [nursery rhymes]” (Category: Thumb)
A nursery name for the thumb in rough drafts of Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, a combination of Q. atar “father” and Q. til “tip”, and appearing beside alternate form ataryo (VT47/26-27 note #35). In later versions of these notes, the nursery name was atto, atya, ataryo or taryo (VT47/10, VT48/6).
Reference ✧ VT47/27 ✧ “thumb”
Elements
atar¹ | “father” |
tillë | “tip, point; [within compounds] finger, toe” |