tertha-
8zR0cI
/'ter.θa/
verb riddle (with holes), destroy
to riddle (with holes), perforate repeatedly ("enhole" or "holeify"); destroy
Reconstructed from Gnomish
Etymology
Root: √TER
"pierce"
References
Sources: GL/70
Notes
The Gnomish word means "to destroy", but the root is about piercing. There are other words for "destroy", like "dangar-" and "tertha-".
Conjugation
Derived (A-stem)
Present
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| 1st sg. | terthon |
| 2nd sg. fam. | terthog |
| 2nd sg. pol. | terthol |
| 2nd sg. arch. | terthodh |
| 3rd sg. | tertha |
| 1st pl. excl. | terthof |
| 1st pl. incl. | terthab |
| 2nd pl. fam. | terthogir |
| 2nd pl. pol. | terthodhir |
| 3rd pl. | terthar |
Past (transitive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| 1st sg. | terthannen |
| 2nd sg. fam. | terthanneg |
| 2nd sg. pol. | terthannel |
| 2nd sg. arch. | terthannedh |
| 3rd sg. | terthant |
| 1st pl. excl. | terthannef |
| 1st pl. incl. | terthanneb |
| 2nd pl. fam. | terthannegir |
| 2nd pl. pol. | terthannedhir |
| 3rd pl. | terthanner |
Past (intransitive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| 1st sg. | terthassen |
| 2nd sg. fam. | terthasseg |
| 2nd sg. pol. | terthassel |
| 2nd sg. arch. | terthassedh |
| 3rd sg. | terthas(t) |
| 1st pl. excl. | terthassef |
| 1st pl. incl. | terthasseb |
| 2nd pl. fam. | terthassegir |
| 2nd pl. pol. | terthassedhir |
| 3rd pl. | terthasser |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| 1st sg. | terthathon |
| 2nd sg. fam. | terthathog |
| 2nd sg. pol. | terthathol |
| 2nd sg. arch. | terthathodh |
| 3rd sg. | terthatha |
| 1st pl. excl. | terthathof |
| 1st pl. incl. | terthathab |
| 2nd pl. fam. | terthathogir |
| 2nd pl. pol. | terthathodhir |
| 3rd pl. | terthathar |
Other Forms
| Form | Sindarin |
|---|---|
| Present active participle | terthol |
| Past active participle | terthiel |
| Passive past participle (sg.) | terthannen |
| Passive past participle (pl.) | terthennin |
| Imperative | tertho |
| Infinitive | terthad |
| Gerund / verbal noun | terthad |