13.55 Ordinal Number (Quenya)
- Q. cantëa num. “fourth”
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A word for “fourth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of canta “four”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. kanya “fourth” also based on ᴱQ. kanta “four” (PE14/51, 82).
- ᴱQ. enekkaiya num. “sixteenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. enekkaiya “sixteenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. enekse “six” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. enenquëa “sixteenth” as an adjectival form of enenquë “sixteen”.
- Q. enquëa num. “sixth”
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A word for “sixth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of enquë “six”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. enetya “sixth” based on ᴱQ. enekse “six” (PE14/51, 82).
- ᴱQ. hukaiya num. “nineteenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. hukaiya “nineteenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. hue “nine” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. neterquëa “nineteenth” as an adjectival form of neterquë “nineteen”.
- ᴱQ. kankaiya num. “fourteenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. kankaiya or {kankeatya >>} kankeanya “fourteenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. kanta “four” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. canquëa “fourteenth” as an adjectival form of canquë “fourteen”. Helge Fauskanger instead used ᴺQ. canaquëa in his Neo-Quenya New Testament (NQNT).
- ᴱQ. leminkaiya num. “fifteenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. leminkaiya “fifteenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. lemin “five” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. lepenquëa “fifteenth” as an adjectival form of lepenquë “fifteen”.
- Q. lempëa num. “fifth”
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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).
- ᴱQ. minqenya num. “eleventh”
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The word for “eleventh” in the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s was ᴱQ. minqetya (manuscript) or minqenya (typescript), both based on ᴱQ. minqe “eleven” (PE14/51, 82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. minquëa “eleventh” following later patterns for ordinal numbers. Compare Q. neldëa “third”.
- Q. nelquëa num. “*thirteenth”
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This is apparently an adjective form of nelekwe “thirteen” and is thus probably an ordinal number “thirteenth” (VT48/21). Compare neldëa “third” vs. neldë “three”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. nelkaiya or {nelkeatya >>} nelkeanya “thirteenth” based on ᴱQ. nelkea “thirteen” (PE14/51, 82).
- Q. nertëa num. “ninth”
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A word for “ninth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of nertë “nine”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. húya “ninth” based on ᴱQ. hue “nine” (PE14/51, 82).
- ᴱQ. okkaiya num. “seventeenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. okkaiya “seventeenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. otso “seven” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. otoquëa “seventeenth” as an adjectival form of otoquë “seventeen”.
- Q. otsëa num. “seventh”
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A word for “seventh” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of otso “seven”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. otya “seventh” also based on ᴱQ. otso “seven” (PE14/51, 82).
- Q. quainëa num. “tenth”
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A word for “tenth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of quain “ten”.
Conceptual Development: Rough notes also from the 1960s had kaina as an adjectival form of “ten” along with a normal form cëa(n) (VT48/12), apparently just before Tolkien changed the root for “ten” from √KAYAN to √KWAYAM. The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had {keatya >>} ᴱQ. keanya “tenth” along with a variant ᴱQ. kaiya, both based on ᴱQ. kai “ten” (PE14/51, 82).
- ᴱQ. tolkaiya num. “eighteenth”
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The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. tolkaiya “eighteenth” as a combination of ᴱQ. tolto “eight” and ᴱQ. kaiya “tenth” (PE14/82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. tolquëa “eighteenth” as an adjectival form of tolquë “eighteen”.
- Q. toldëa num. “eighth”
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A word appearing as {toltea >>} toldea “eighth” in notes on Elvish numbers from the late 1960s (VT42/25), an adjectival form of toldo “eight”.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s had ᴱQ. tolya “eighth” based on ᴱQ. tolto “eight” (PE14/51, 82).
- ᴱQ. yunqenya num. “twelfth”
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The word for “twelfth” in the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s was ᴱQ. yunqetya (manuscript) or yunqenya (typescript), both based on ᴱQ. yunqe “twelve” (PE14/51, 82).
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I would update this word to ᴺQ. yunquëa “twelfth” following later patterns for ordinal numbers. Compare Q. neldëa “third”.