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cëa(n)

cardinal. ten

Cognates

  • S. caen “ten” ✧ PE17/095

Derivations

  • KAYAN “ten” ✧ VT48/12

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
kayan > kea(n)[kajan] > [kean]✧ VT48/12

Variations

  • këa ✧ PE17/095
  • kainen ✧ PE17/095
  • kea(n) ✧ VT48/12
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cëa

cardinal. ten

[cëa, cëan ("k") cardinal "ten", forms Tolkien later abandoned in favour of quain or quëan. An adjectival form caina ("k") was also listed, but must likewise be considered obsolete. (VT48:12-13, VT49:54)]

quëan

cardinal. ten

quëan cardinal "ten", also quain (VT48:6, 12, 20). Quain or quëan replaced the form cainen in Tolkiens conception.

quëan

cardinal. ten

Cognates

  • S. pae “ten” ✧ VT48/06
  • T. pai(n) “ten” ✧ VT48/06

Derivations

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Variations

  • quean ✧ VT48/06; VT48/20
  • quain ✧ VT48/06; VT48/20
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cainen

cardinal. ten

[cainen] ("k") cardinal "ten" (KAYAN/KAYAR). According to VT48:12, Tolkien eventually rejected this word (cainen would only mean "I lay", sc. the pa.t. cainë with the ending -n "I"). See quain, quëan.

cainen

cardinal. ten

quain

cardinal. ten

quain cardinal "ten" (also quëan); quainëa ordinal "tenth" (VT48:6, 20; VT42:25). Quain or quëan replaced the form cainen in Tolkiens conception.

quain

cardinal. ten

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