Q. lempëa num. ord. “fifth” (Category: Ordinal Number)
A word for “fifth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of lempë “five”. There was also an Old Quenya variant †lepenya (VT42/26).
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. leminya “fifth” based on ᴱQ. lemin “five” (PE14/51, 82).
References ✧ VT42/25-26
Glosses
Related
Elements
| lempë | “five” | ✧ VT42/26 |
| -ëa² | “ordinal suffix” | ✧ VT42/25; VT42/26 |
Cognates
ᴱQ. leminya num. ord. “fifth” (Category: Ordinal Number)
References ✧ PE14/51, 82
Glosses
Elements
| lemin | “five; (lit.) half the fingers” | ✧ PE14/49 |
| -tya¹ | “comparative” | ✧ PE14/48 |
Q. †lepenya num. ord. “fifth” (Category: Ordinal Number)
References ✧ VT42/25-26
Glosses
Variations
Related
Changes
Elements
| ✶-ya | “adjectival suffix” | ✧ VT42/25 (-yā) |
Derivations
Derivatives
Phonetic Developments
| ✶lepenya > †lepenya | [lepenja] | ✧ VT42/26 |