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'''canta''' is the [[Quenya]] word for the number four.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, KÁNAT</ref> | '''canta''' is the [[Quenya]] word for the number four.<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, KÁNAT</ref> It is a homonym of ''canta'' "shape, frame-work" (derived from √KAT).<ref>{{PE|18}}, p. 90</ref> | ||
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canta is the Quenya word for the number four.[1] It is a homonym of canta "shape, frame-work" (derived from √KAT).[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", KÁNAT
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), p. 90
