Eldamo : Neo-Quenya : cantil

ᴺQ. !cantil (cantild-) n. “quadrangle, *quadrilateral, rectangle, square” (Category: Square)

ᴺQ. !cantil (cantild-), n. “quadrangle, *quadrilateral, rectangle, square” [created by Petri Tikka] (Category: Square): ᴱQ. neldenelqua “square, quadrilateral”

A neologism for “quadrangle” coined by Petri Tikka, a combination of can(ta) “four” and tildë “point” and analogous to [ᴹQ.] neltil “triangle”. I would use this word for any four-cornered figure: quadrangle, quadrilateral, rectangle, or square. I would further assume that in casual (non-mathematical) conversation, “square” is normally assumed.

!cantil “quadrangle, *quadrilateral, rectangle, square” cf. ᴹQ. neltil “triangle”

Elements

Q. canta¹	“four”
Q. tildë	“a fine sharp point”

Element In

ᴺQ. !cantilya “quadrangular”
ᴺQ. !lincantilda “checkered; (lit.) many-squared”

Cognates

ᴺS. !canthil “square”