cantëa

fourth

cantëa ("k") ordinal "fourth" (VT42:25)

cantëa

ordinal. fourth

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

can-

cardinal. four

can- (1) (prefix)("k") "four" (KÁNAT)