Q. ne(re)sta fraction. “one ninth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
A word appearing as neresta, nesta, or nersat “1/9” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of nertë “nine” with the fractional suffix -sta.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s had ᴱQ. huetto or huesto “[one] 9th” with adjective forms ᴱQ. huetya or huest(y)a (PE14/51, 84), combinations of ᴱQ. hue “nine” with the 1920s fractional suffix ᴱQ. -sto.
References ✧ VT48/11
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| nertë | “nine” | ||
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
| √SAT | “divide, apportion, mark off; space, place” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
ᴱQ. huesto fraction. “one ninth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| hue | “nine” | ✧ PE14/49; PE14/82 |
| *-sto | “fraction suffix” | ✧ PE14/84 (#-sto) |
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