Q. neldëa num. ord. “third” (Category: Third (ordinal))
The usual Quenya word for “third” was neldea as an adjectival form of neldë, along with an alternate (archaic?) form nelya of the same meaning (VT42/25).
Conceptual Development: In the Early Qenya Grammar (EQG) of the 1920s, ᴱQ. nelya was the normal word for “third” (PE14/51, 82).
Reference ✧ VT42/25 ✧ neldea “3rd”
Related
Elements
| neldë | “three” | |
| -ëa² | “ordinal suffix” | ✧ VT42/25 |
Cognates