lemenya archaic ordinal adj. "fifth", replaced by lempëa (VT42:25)
Quenya
lempëa
ordinal. fifth
lempë
cardinal. five
lempë
cardinal. five
lemenya
fifth
lemenya
ordinal. fifth
lepenya
ordinal. fifth
lemen
cardinal. five
lemen, alternative cardinal "five" (VT48:6, 20); the word normally appears as lempë, but compare lemenya below.
lemen
cardinal. five
lemnë
cardinal. five
per-
prefix. half, half, [ᴹQ.] semi
lempë cardinal "five" (LEP/LEPEN/LEPEK, GL:53, VT42:24, VT47:10, 24); lempëa ordinal "fifth", an analogical formation replacing older lemenya, in turn altered from the historically "correct" form lepenya because of analogy with the cardinal lempë "five" (VT42:25; Vanyarin Quenya maintained lepenya, VT42:26)