ces- (Þ) ("k"), "to search (for something), to examine (something) in order to find (something)"; the root meaning is given as "enquire of, question, examine" (something). Cesë parma "to look in a book" (for a passage or information required); here the aorist stem cesë is used as infinitive. Notice that ces- here takes a simple direct object parma (not locative *parmassë, despite the translation). Past tense cense (Þ) given, replacing the phonologically expected form centë (also cited). (PE17:156)
Quenya
parmassë
noun. literature, library
ces-
to search (for something), to examine (something) in order to find (something)
A neologism for “literature” coined by Elaran and posted on 2024-05-03 in the Vinyë Lambengolmor Discord Server (VLDS), an abstract noun form of parma “book”. In in PPQ (PPQ) from the early 2000s, David Salo instead proposed using this word for “library”, but Elaran argued that a pure abstract noun would fit “literature” better; compare lindalë “music” as an abstraction of linda “melodious”. The VLDS discussion proposed a new neologism parmasan for library