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yunquë

cardinal. twelve

yunquë ("q") cardinal "twelve" (VT47:41, VT48:4, 6, 9; VT49:57; also compare the stem yunuk(w)-_ cited in VT42:24, 31). This word appears already in an early source (PE14:82)_. Some sources point to #rasta, q.v., as another word for "twelve". However, available post-LotR sources indicate that Tolkien intended yunquë as the regular Quenya word for "twelve".

yunquë

cardinal. twelve

Cognates

  • S. ýneg “twelve” ✧ PE17/095; VT47/41; VT48/06; VT48/08
  • T. yúnecë “twelve” ✧ VT48/09; VT47/41; VT48/06; VT48/08

Derivations

  • yūnekē “twelve, 2 sixes” ✧ VT47/41; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
yūneke > yunque[jūneke] > [juŋkwe]✧ VT47/41
yū-(e)nekē > yunke > yunque[jūnekē] > [juŋkwe]✧ VT48/08
yū(e)neke > yunekwe > yunque[jūneke] > [juŋkwe]✧ VT48/09

Variations

  • yunque ✧ PE17/095; VT47/41; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10
Quenya [PE17/095; VT47/41; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

enquë

cardinal. six

enquë ("q") cardinal "six" (ÉNEK, VT48:4, 6, 9, VT49:57); enquëa ordinal "sixth" (VT42:25); see also enquië. According to VT48:8, the word for "six" may have been encë ("k") in very early Quenya (the form is asterisked by Tolkien), but this was altered to enquë under the influence of yunquë "twelve" (perceived as meaning "2 times 6", *yú-enquë, with the prefix - "twi-").

enquë

cardinal. six

Cognates

  • S. eneg “six” ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/08
  • T. enec “six” ✧ VT48/06; VT48/08

Derivations

  • ENEK “six” ✧ PE17/095; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10

Element in

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
enk- > enque[eŋkwe]✧ PE17/095
eneke/enke > enque[eneke] > [eŋke] > [eŋkwe]✧ VT48/07
eneke > enke > enque[eneke] > [eŋke] > [eŋkwe]✧ VT48/08
enek > enekw > enque[eneke] > [eŋke] > [eŋkwe]✧ VT48/09
enekwe > enque[enekwe] > [eŋkwe]✧ VT48/10

Variations

  • enque ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10
Quenya [PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08; VT48/09; VT48/10] Group: Eldamo. Published by

yuncë

cardinal. twelve

yuncë ("k") cardinal "twelve", before it was altered to yunquë under the influence of minquë "eleven" (according to VT48:7, 8). The form yuncë is asterisked by Tolkien. Compare encë under enquë.

yurasta

cardinal. twelve

yurasta cardinal "24" (two times #rasta "twelve") (PE14:17)

rasta

cardinal. twelve

#rasta cardinal "twelve" (isolated from yurasta_ "24", two times 12; cf. the stem RÁSAT "twelve" listed in the Etymologies). See yunquë. (PE14:17)_