nettë (stem *netti-, given the primitive form listed in VT47:17) noun "girl, daughter" (but also "sister", see below), also used as a play-name of the "fourth finger" or "fourth toe" (VT47:10, VT48:6), in two-hand play also used for the numeral "nine" (nettë is conceived as being related to nertë, q.v.) Nettë is also defined as "sister" or "girl approaching the adult" (VT47:16, VT49:25), "girl/daughter" (VT47:15-16); it may be that "sister" was Tolkien's final decision on the meaning (VT48:4, 22) - The related word nésa seems like a less ambiguous translation of "sister".
Quenya
nertë
cardinal. nine
nertë
cardinal. nine
Cognates
Derivations
Element in
- Q. ne(re)sta “one ninth”
- ᴺQ. neterquain “ninety”
- ᴺQ. neterquëan “ninety”
- Q. neterquë “nineteen”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶net-er > nerte [netere] > [netre] > [nerte] ✧ PE17/095 ✶netere > nerte [netere] > [netre] > [nerte] ✧ VT42/26 Variations
- nerte ✧ PE17/095; VT42/26; VT48/06
nettë
girl, daughter
huë
cardinal. nine
huë "Qenya" cardinal "nine" (in Tolkiens later Quenya nertë) (VT49:54)
olma
cardinal. nine
olma cardinal "nine" (LT1:258; in Tolkien's later Quenya nertë)
nertë cardinal "nine" (NÉTER, VT42:26, VT48:6); nertëa ordinal "ninth" (VT42:25)