Q. yunquenta num. card. “thirteen, twelve and one more” (Category: Teen Cardinal Number)
A variant word for “thirteen”, a combination of yunquë “twelve” and enta “one more” (VT47/15). It also appeared as yunquente with an e (VT47/40). Compare also nel(e)quë “thirteen”.
Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I think there is an interesting possibility that this word is the basis for duodecimal “teen” words, such as *yunquatta “twelve and two”, *yunquenel “twelve and three”, *yunquecan “twelve and four”, *yunquelempe “twelve and five”. I would follow these with [ᴹQ.] nahta “eighteen”, *nahtenta “eighteen and one more”, *nahtatta “eighteen and two”, *nahtanel “eighteen and three”, *nahtacan “eighteen and four”, *nahtalempe “eighteen and five” and finally [ᴹQ.] yurasta “twenty four = *double twelve”, the duodecimal equivalent of “twenty”. This is all quite speculative, however.
References ✧ VT47/15, 40
Glosses
Variations
Elements
| yunquë | “twelve” | |
| enta | “another, one more” | ✧ VT47/15 |