S. nelui num. ord. “third” (Category: Third (ordinal))
The Sindarin word for “third”, an adjectival form of nel(edh) “three” in notes from the late 1960s using the adjectival suffix -ui (VT42/25). It replaced an archaic form neil or nail. In an earlier version of this document the colloquial form was neleg “third”, but this form was deleted (VT42/10).
Reference ✧ VT42/25 ✧ “3rd”
Related
Elements
| neledh | “three” | ✧ VT42/25 (nêl) |
| -ui | “-ful, having quality, adjective suffix; [as verbal suffix] possibility, suitability, *-able” | ✧ VT42/25 |
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