| ta (4) conj., said to be a reducted form of tá “then”, used “before each new item in a series or list”; “if as often in English the equivalent of and was omitted, and placed only before a final item [e.g. ‘Tom, Dick, and Harriet’], this would in Quenya represent a discontinuity, and what followed after ta would be an addition of something overlooked or less important”. (PE17:70) Hence the use of arta (ar ta, “and ta”) for “et cetera”; in older language ta ta or just ta.
ta (5) adv. “there” (VT49:33; this may be an Elvish root or “element” rather than a Quenya word; see tanomë; see however also tar, tara, tanna under ta #1).
tá 1) adv. “then” (VT49:11). Cf. ta #4.
tá 2) adj. "high" (LT1:264; there spelt tâ. This is hardly a valid word in Tolkien's later Quenya, but cf. tára "lofty".)
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