#maquet- vb. *"ask", only attested in the past tense: maquentë (PM:403)
Quenya
cesta-
to seek, search for
cesta-
verb. ask
cesta-
verb. to seek, search for
Cognates
- ᴺS. cesta- “to seek, search for, look for”
Derivations
- √KETH “enquire of, question, examine something” ✧ PE17/156
Element in
- ᴺQ. alacestaima “unsearchable”
- ᴺQ. alacestima “unsearchable”
- ᴺQ. mánacestië “intercession, (lit.) boon-seeking”
Elements
Word Gloss ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)” -ta “causative verb suffix” Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources √KEÞ > kesta [cetʰta-] > [cesta-] ✧ PE17/156 Variations
- kesta ✧ PE17/156
cesta-
verb. to ask
Derivations
- √KETH “enquire of, question, examine something”
Element in
- Q. [[q|[?it/itē] kestallen, tuluvanye]] “if you ask me, I shall come” ✧ PE22/138
- Q.
(ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye“if you had asked me, I should have come” ✧ PE22/138 ({(au)que >>} (ai)que kestanellen, (ai) tullenye)- Q. [[q|aite[?] kestallen]] “now, suppose, you ask me” ✧ PE22/138
- Q. [[q|aite[?] kestuvallen, tuluvanye]] “now supposing you asked me, a thing unlikely {or ridiculous} to suppose...” ✧ PE22/138
- Q.
au kestanellen!“if only you had asked me!” ✧ PE22/139 (au kestanellen!)
maquet-
ask
cesië
noun. search
Elements
Word Gloss ces- “to search, examine (in order to find something)” -ië “gerund suffix, -ing”
cesta- ("k") vb. "to seek, search for" (PE17:156)