minquë ("q") cardinal "eleven" (MINIK-W, LT1:260, VT48:4, 6, 8, VT49:57). Not to be confused with minquë as the pa.t. of miqu- "to kiss", q.v. Etymology discussed, VT48:7, 8 (where the unorthodox spelling "minkwe" occurs besides "minque").
Quenya
miqu-
to kiss
miqu-
verb. to kiss
Derivations
- √MIKW “kiss”
Variations
- mikwi- ✧ PE16/096
minquë
cardinal. eleven
minquë
cardinal. eleven
Cognates
Derivations
- ✶min(i)kewē̆ “eleven, (lit.) fresh one” ✧ VT48/07; VT48/08
Element in
- ᴺQ. minquellumë “eleven times”
- Q. minquesta “*one eleventh”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ✶min(i)k(e)we > minikwē̆ > minkwe [minikwē] > [minkwē] > [miŋkwē] > [miŋkwe] ✧ VT48/07 ✶min(i)kewe > minikwē > minque [minikwē] > [minkwē] > [miŋkwē] > [miŋkwe] ✧ VT48/08 Variations
- minque ✧ PE17/095; VT48/06; VT48/07; VT48/08
- minkwe ✧ VT48/07
miquë
noun. kiss
Cognates
- ᴺS. mib “(little) kiss, peck”
Derivations
- √MIKW “kiss”
Element in
miqu- vb. "to kiss", the pa.t. minquë ("q") is cited, not to be confused with the cardinal minquë "eleven" (QL:61). Also miquë ("q")noun "a kiss". Old plural form miquilis ("q") "kisses" (MC:215; this is "Qenya")