Q. to(lo)sta fraction. “one eighth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
A word appearing as tolosta, tosta, or tolsat “1/8” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of toldo “eight” with the fractional suffix -sta.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s had ᴱQ. toltosto “[one] 8th” with adjective form ᴱQ. toltost(y)a (PE14/51, 84), combinations of ᴱQ. tolto “eight” with the 1920s fractional suffix ᴱQ. -sto.
References ✧ VT48/11
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| toldo | “eight” | ||
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
| √SAT | “divide, apportion, mark off; space, place” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
ᴱQ. toltosto fraction. “one eighth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Elements
| tolto | “eight” | ✧ PE14/49; PE14/82 |
| *-sto | “fraction suffix” |
Element In
ᴱQ. toltost(y)a fraction. “one eighth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| toltosto | “one eighth” | ✧ PE14/51; PE14/84 |