Q. quenta n. “story, narrative, account, history” (Category: Tale, Story)

Q. quenta, n. “story, narrative, account, history, [ᴹQ.] tale” (Category: Tale, Story)

ᴱQ. quentima “*tale”

References ✧ PE17/166; PE18/82; PM/30; PMI/Quenta; S/33; SA/quen; VT39/16; WJ/27

Glosses

• “a narrative, a story” ✧ VT39/16
• “account” ✧ PE18/82 (qenta)
• “history” ✧ S/33

Variations

• Quenta ✧ PM/30; PMI/Quenta; S/33; SA/quen; VT39/16; WJ/27; PE17/166 (#quenta)
• qenta ✧ PE18/82

Element In

• Q. quentalë “history, narration” ✧ VT39/16
• Q. Quenta Noldorinwa “the History of the Noldor” ✧ PM/30 (Quenta Noldorion); WJ/27
• Q. Valaquenta “Account of the Valar” ✧ SA/quen
• Q. hanquenta “answer” ✧ PE17/166
• Q. Lámaquenta “Account of Sounds” ✧ PE18/82 (Lámaqenta)
• Q. Quenta Silmarillion “History of the Silmarils” ✧ S/33
• Q. quentasta “historical account” ✧ VT39/16

Derivations

• < √KWEN “speak with rational words” ✧ SA/quen (quen-)
  • < √KWE “vocal speech” ✧ WJ/392

Phonetic Developments

√quen- > Quenta

[kwenta]

✧ SA/quen

ᴹQ. qenta n. “tale, story, account, history” (Category: Tale, Story)

References ✧ Ety/KWET; LRI/Qenta; PE18/30; SD/303; SM/206, 27

Glosses

• “account” ✧ PE18/30
• “History” ✧ SD/303 (Quenta)
• “story” ✧ SM/206 (Quenta)
• “tale” ✧ Ety/KWET

Variations

• qenta ✧ Ety/KWET; LRI/Qenta; PE18/30; SM/27
• Quenta ✧ LRI/Qenta; SD/303; SM/206

Related

• quete- “say” ✧ SM/206

Element In

• ᴹQ. lúmeqenta “history, chronological account”
• ᴹQ. Qenta Eldalien “History of the Elves” ✧ SD/303 (Quenta Eldalien)
• ᴹQ. qentale “account, history” ✧ Ety/KWET
• ᴹQ. Qenta Noldorinwa “History of the Gnomes”
• ᴹQ. Lámaqenta “Account of Sounds” ✧ PE18/30
• ᴹQ. qentasse “history” ✧ SM/206 (quentassë)

Cognates

• N. pennas “history” ✧ LRI/Qenta; SM/27
• N. pent “tale, story” ✧ Ety/KWET; SM/206

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶kwentā “tale” ✧ Ety/KWET
  • < ᴹ√KWET “say” ✧ Ety/KWET

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶kwentā > qenta

[kwentā] > [kwenta]

✧ Ety/KWET