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canta

shape

canta (2) _("k") noun"shape" (PE17:175), also used as adj._ "shaped", also as quasi-suffix -canta ("k") "-shaped" (KAT)

canta

cardinal. four

canta (1) ("k") cardinal "four" (KÁNAT, VT42:24, VT48:6). In the Etymologies as printed in LR, this word was cited with a final hyphen (as if it were a verb), but the hyphen does not actually appear in Tolkien's manuscript (VT45:19). Ordinal cantëa ("k") "fourth" (VT42:25) Compare cantil.

canta

cardinal. four

Cognates

  • S. canad “four” ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06
  • T. canat “four” ✧ VT42/24; VT48/06

Derivations

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kanatā > kanta[kanatā] > [kantā] > [kanta]✧ VT42/24

Variations

  • can-ta ✧ PE17/095
  • kanta ✧ VT42/24; VT48/06
Quenya [PE17/095; VT42/24; VT48/06] Group: Eldamo. Published by

canta

noun. frame

frame, frame-work, shape

Quenya [PE 18:33 PE 18:84, 90] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

canta

noun. shape, framework, shape, framework, [ᴹQ.] frame; shaped

Derivations

  • kanta “shape; fashion”
    • KAT “shape, shape, [ᴹ√] make” ✧ PE18/089
  • KAT “shape, shape, [ᴹ√] make” ✧ PE18/090

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
KAT > canta[kanta]✧ PE18/090

Variations

  • canta ✧ PE18/090
Quenya [PE17/175; PE18/084; PE18/090] Group: Eldamo. Published by

can-

cardinal. four

can- (1) (prefix)("k") "four" (KÁNAT)

cat-

verb. shape

shape, fashion

Quenya [PE 18:90] Group: Mellonath Daeron. Published by

venië

shape, cut

venië noun? "shape, cut" (LT1:254)

venwë

shape, cut

venwë noun? "shape, cut" (LT1:254)