Sindarin 

certhas

noun. runic alphabet, rune-rows

Sindarin [LotR/E] certh+-as. Group: SINDICT. Published by

certhas

noun. certhas

pl. n. >> angerthas

Sindarin [(PE17 Sindarin Corpus) PE17:122] -. Group: Parma Eldalamberon 17 Sindarin Corpus. Published by

certhas

noun. runes-rows, runic alphabet

Element in

  • S. angerthas “runic alphabetic, (lit.) long rune-rows” ✧ LotR/1123; PE17/122; PE22/150
  • S. Certhas Daeron “Daeron’s Runes” ✧ LotR/1123

Elements

WordGloss
certh“rune”
-as“abstract noun”

Variations

  • Certhas ✧ PE22/150
Sindarin [LotR/1123; PE17/122; PE22/150] Group: Eldamo. Published by

certh

noun. rune

Sindarin [WJ/396, LotR/E] Etym. "cutting". Group: SINDICT. Published by

certh

noun. rune

Cognates

  • Q. certa “rune” ✧ LotR/1117; LotRI/Certar; PE17/122; WJ/396; WJI/Cirth; PE22/149; PE22/150

Derivations

  • KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly” ✧ PE22/150
  • kirtē “rune” ✧ WJ/396
    • KIR “cut, cleave, pass swiftly through; shave; skim (surface), slip along, glide quickly”

Derivatives

  • Q. certa “rune” ✧ WJ/396

Element in

  • S. certhas “runes-rows, runic alphabet” ✧ LotR/1123
  • S. i Cirdh Daeron “*the Runes of Daeron” ✧ NM/164

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
KER > cirth[kertī] > [kerti] > [kertʰi] > [kerθi] > [kirθi] > [kirθ]✧ PE22/150
kirtē > certh[kirtē] > [kirte] > [kirta] > [kirtʰa] > [kirθa] > [kerθa] > [kerθ]✧ WJ/396

Variations

  • Certh ✧ WJI/Cirth
Sindarin [LotR/1117; LotR/1123; LotRI/Certar; LotRI/Cirth; NM/164; PE17/122; PE22/149; PE22/150; PM/022; PMI/Cirth; SA/kir; SI/Cirth; WJ/014; WJ/396; WJI/Cirth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

angerthas

noun. runic alphabet, long rune-rows (extended version of the Certhas)

Sindarin [S/427, LotR/E] and+certhas. Group: SINDICT. Published by

certhas

rune-row

(i gerthas, o cherthas), pl. certhais (i cherthais).

certhas

alphabet

(runic alphabet) certhas (i gerthas, o cherthas) (rune-row), pl. certhais (i cherthais)

certhas

alphabet

(i gerthas, o cherthas) (rune-row), pl. certhais (i cherthais)

certhas

Certhas

From Certh with the collective ending -as

Sindarin [Tolkien Gateway] Published by

certh

rune

certh (i gerth, o cherth), pl. cirth (i chirth). RUNE-ROW (collection of runes) certhas (i gerthas, o cherthas), pl. certhais (i cherthais). LONG RUNE-ROW (a certain system of runes) Angerthas (and + certhas).

certh

rune

(i gerth, o cherth), pl. cirth (i chirth).

angerthas

long rune-row

(and + certhas).

tiwdi

alphabet

tiwdi (i diwdi), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thiwdi). (VT46:16; David Salo would read têwdi)

tiwdi

alphabet

(i diwdi), no distinct pl. form except with article (i thiwdi). *(VT46:16; David Salo would read têwdi)*