yunquenta

cardinal. thirteen

yunquenta cardinal "thirteen" (12 and one more) (VT47:15), variant yunquentë (VT47:40), compare entë #1.

yunquenta

cardinal. thirteen, twelve and one more

A variant word for “thirteen”, a combination of yunquë “twelve” and enta “one more” (VT47/15). It also appeared as yunquente with an e (VT47/40). Compare also nel(e)quë “thirteen”.

Neo-Quenya: For purposes of Neo-Quenya, I think there is an interesting possibility that this word is the basis for duodecimal “teen” words, such as ✱yunquatta “twelve and two”, ✱yunquenel “twelve and three”, ✱yunquecan “twelve and four”, ✱yunquelempe “twelve and five”. I would follow these with [ᴹQ.] nahta “eighteen”, ✱nahtenta “eighteen and one more”, ✱nahtatta “eighteen and two”, ✱nahtanel “eighteen and three”, ✱nahtacan “eighteen and four”, ✱nahtalempe “eighteen and five” and finally [ᴹQ.] yurasta “twenty four = ✱double twelve”, the duodecimal equivalent of “twenty”. This is all quite speculative, however.

yunquentë

cardinal. thirteen

entë

moreover, further, furthermore, what is more

entë (1) conj. "moreover, further, furthermore, what is more" (VT47:15, VT48:14). Compare yunquentë as a variant of yunquenta, q.v.

nelequë

cardinal. thirteen

?nelequë ("kw") cardinal "thirteen" (VT48:21). The spelling "nelekwe" occurring in the primary source could suggest that this is really a Common Eldarin form; if so, one could theorize that the Quenya form would be *nelquë with syncope of the middle vowel (the same source lists "minikwe" as a word for 11, and the Quenya form is known to be minque). Compare nelquëa*. On the other hand, "tolokwe" as a word for 18 is listed together with definite Quenya forms and is apparently an unorthodox spelling of toloquë** (as observed by the editor); here no syncope producing *tolquë occurs. Thus toloquë could support ?nelequë as the Quenya word (but because of the uncertainties, yunquentë may be preferred as the word for 13).

nelquëa

cardinal. thirteen

nelquëa, cardinal "thirteen" (?) (VT48:21). This looks like an odd form next to other cardinals that simply end in -quë (like lepenquë, enenquë, otoquë = 15, 16, 17), and the form "nelekwe" also listed may indicate another Quenya form nelequë (q.v.) or *nelquë (but because of the uncertainties, yunquentë may be preferred as the word for 13). By another theory, nelquëa* is the ordinal "thirteenth", corresponding to the cardinal nel(e)quë**.

quainel

cardinal. thirteen

quainel, cardinal "thirteen" (but yunquentë may be preferred) (VT48:21)