Eldamo : Sindarin : paenui

S. paenui num. ord. “tenth” (Category: Ordinal Number)

S. paenui, num. ord. “tenth” (Category: Ordinal Number)

A Sindarin word for “tenth” appearing in notes on numbers associated with The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor from the late 1960s, an adjective form of pae(n) “ten” using the suffix -ui (VT42/25). Earlier drafts of The Rivers and Beacon-hills of Gondor instead had caenui “tenth” based on earlier cae(n) “ten”, but this form was deleted (VT42/10).

Reference ✧ VT42/25 ✧ “10th”

Elements

pae	“ten”	✧ VT42/25
-ui	“-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; [as verbal suffix] possibility, suitability, *-able”	✧ VT42/25

Cognates

Q. quainëa “tenth” ✧ VT42/25
T. paianya “tenth” ✧ VT42/25

S. caenui num. ord. “tenth”

See S. paenui for discussion.

Reference ✧ VT42/10 ✧ “tenth”

Elements

caen	“ten”
-ui	“-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; [as verbal suffix] possibility, suitability, *-able”	✧ VT42/10