Q. nel(d)esta fraction. “one third” (Category: a Third (fraction))
A word appearing as nelesta, neldesta, or nelta “one third” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of neldë “three” with the fractional suffix -sta (VT48/11). A fourth variant nelsat appeared later on the same page.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. neldesto “one third” with an adjective form ᴱQ. neldest(y)a (PE14/51, 84).
References ✧ VT48/11
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| neldë | “three” | ||
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
| √SAT | “divide, apportion, mark off; space, place” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
ᴱQ. neldesto fraction. “one third” (Category: a Third (fraction))
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Elements
| nelde | “three; four” | ✧ PE14/49; PE14/82 |
| *-sto | “fraction suffix” |
Element In
ᴱQ. neldest(y)a adj. “one third” (Category: a Third (fraction))
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Variations
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| neldesto | “one third” | ✧ PE14/51; PE14/84 |