Q. lepincë (lepinci-) n. “little finger” (Category: Finger)
A word for the “little finger” in notes on Eldarin Hands, Fingers and Numerals from 1968, a combination of ✶lepe “finger” and the diminutive suffix ✶-inki, appearing first as lepinka and later as lepinke (VT47/10-11; VT48/5). The short form Q. {nitye >>} níke was also used for the “little finger” (VT48/5, 15).
Conceptual Development: In drafts of these notes, the word first appeared as Q. nihtil, a combination of √NIK “small” and Q. -til “point” (VT47/26).
References ✧ VT47/10, 26-27; VT48/5, 18
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| ✶lepe | “finger” | ✧ VT47/10 |
| ✶-i(n)ki | “diminutive suffix” | ✧ VT47/26 (-inkĭ); VT48/18 (-inkĭ) |
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