leben;
Sindarin
leben
cardinal. five
leben
cardinal. five
leben
card
leben
cardinal. five
leben
five
;
can
card
canad
card
na
be
: The verb ”to be” is poorly attested. Apparently the root is na-. The imperative is attested as no, and nad (used = ”thing”) may be seen as an original gerund *”a being”. It seems that the copula ”is, are” (and ”was, were”?) can be omitted altogether, as in the ”Noldorin” sentence lheben teil brann i annon ”five feet high [is] the door” (AI:92), in Sindarin perhaps *leben tail brand i annon.
na
be
. The imperative is attested as no, and nad (used = ”thing”) may be seen as an original gerund ✱”a being”. It seems that the copula ”is, are” (and ”was, were”?) can be omitted altogether, as in the ”Noldorin” sentence lheben teil brann i annon ”five feet high [is] the door” (AI:92), in Sindarin perhaps ✱leben tail brand i annon.
cae
card
caen-
card
eneg
card
_ card. _six. Q. enque, enc-. >> odog
er
card
min
card
na-
verb. to be
neder
card
nel
card
_ card. _three. Q. nelde. Fcan, canad, neledh
no
verb. be!
odog
card
_ card. _seven. Q. otos. >> tolod
tad
card
_ card. _two. Q. atta. Fnel, neledh
tad
card
card. two. . This gloss was rejected.
tolod
card
_ card. _eight. Q. tolto. >> neder
_ card. _five. Q. lepen, lempe. >> eneg