Qenya
kapsa
noun. case, vessel, case, vessel, *container
Derivations
- ᴹ√KAB “hollow”
Element in
- ᴺQ. parmacas “bookcase”
Variations
- kas ✧ PE21/20; PE21/27
kas
noun. case, vessel
kapta-
verb. to make spring, scatter
Derivations
- ᴹ√KAP “leap, leap, [ᴱ√] spring” ✧ PE19/042
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√KAP > kapsa [kapta] > [kapsa] ✧ PE19/042 Variations
- kapta ✧ PE19/043 (kapta)
- kapsa ✧ PE19/043 (Lin. kapsa)
A word in the Declension of Nouns (DN) from the early 1930s glossed “case, vessel” (PE21/20). It appeared in both a short form kas (kaps-) and longer kapsa (PE21/27). It might be derived from ᴹ√KAB “hollow” as suggested by Raccoon in a Discord chat from 2022. If so, its general meaning might be “✱container”.