Q. lepesta fraction. “one fifth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
A word appearing as lepesta or lepsat “1/5” in notes on numbers from the late 1960s, a combination of √LEPEN “five” with the fractional suffix -sta.
Conceptual Development: The Early Qenya Grammar of the 1920s had ᴱQ. leminto “[one] 5th” with adjective form ᴱQ. {leminta >>} lemintya (PE14/51, 84), a combination of ᴱQ. lemin “five” with the 1920s fractional suffix ᴱQ. -nto/-sto.
References ✧ VT48/11
Glosses
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| √LEPEN | “five” | ||
| asta | “month; division, part (esp. one of other equal parts)” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
| √SAT | “divide, apportion, mark off; space, place” | ✧ VT48/11 | |
ᴱQ. leminto fraction. “one fifth” (Category: Fraction, Division)
References ✧ PE14/51, 84
Glosses
Elements
| lemin | “five; (lit.) half the fingers” | ✧ PE14/49; PE14/84 |
| #-nto | “fraction suffix” | ✧ PE14/51 (#-nto) |
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