Q. maquanotië n. “decimal system” (Category: Numerals)
Notes from the late 1960s had two different words for the decimal system, maquanotie (VT47/10) and kaistanótie (VT48/11), both ending in notië “couting”, and beginning with either maqua “hand (full)” and caista “one tenth”. Of the two, I prefer maquanotie since I prefer quëan “ten” (VT48/6).
Conceptual Development: The Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s had ᴱQ. lempea “decimal” based on ᴱQ. lempe “ten” (QL/52).
Neo-Quenya: Since I use maquanotie for “decimal system”, I would use ᴺQ. maquëa “decimal” for purposes of Neo-Quenya as the adjective form of maqua.
Reference ✧ VT47/10 ✧ maquanotie “decimal system”
Elements
| maqua | “hand-full, group of five (similar) things; hand (colloquial); closing or closed [hand] (facing down) for taking” |
| #notië | “*counting” |
Q. caistanótië n. “decimal system” (Category: Numerals)
Reference ✧ VT48/11 ✧ kaistanótie “decimal system”
Elements
| caista | “one tenth” | ✧ VT48/11 (kaista) |
| #notië | “*counting” | ✧ VT48/11 (#nótië) |
ᴱQ. lempea¹ adj. “decimal” (Category: Numerals)
References ✧ QL/52, 95
Glosses
Elements
| lempe¹ | “ten” | ✧ QL/52 |
| #-a | “adjectival suffix” | ✧ QL/52 (#-a) |
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