1) deleb (abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib. 2) gortheb (lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. *görthib).
Quenya
norta
horrible
norta
horrible
gortheb
adjective. horrible
gorthob
adjective. horrible
Element in
- S. Nan Dungortheb “Valley of Dreadful Death”
Elements
Word Gloss goroth “horror, dread” -eb “adjective suffix”
thaur
adjective. abominable, abhorrent
deleb
horrible
1) deleb (abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib. 2) gortheb (lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. *görthib).
deleb
horrible
(abominable, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib.
deleb
abominable
deleb (horrible, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib
deleb
abominable
(horrible, loathsome), lenited dheleb; pl. delib
gortheb
horrible
(lenited ngortheb; pl. gerthib; archaic pl. ✱görthib).
thaur
abominable
thaur (destestable, abhorrent, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.
thaur
abominable
(destestable, abhorrent, foul), pl. thoer. Note: a homophone means ”fenced”.
urkā
adjective. horrible
Derivations
- √RUK “terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, terrible shapes and the fear they inspire, [ᴹ√] demon” ✧ WJ/389
Derivatives
deleb
adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome
deleb
adjective. horrible, abominable, loathsome
Cognates
- ᴹQ. yelwa “loathsome” ✧ Ety/DYEL
Derivations
- ᴹ√DYEL “feel fear and disgust; abhor” ✧ Ety/DYEL
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√DYEL > deleb [djelekwa] > [djelepa] > [delepa] > [delep] > [deleb] ✧ Ety/DYEL
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balc
adjective. horrible
Element in
- S. Balchoth “*Horrible-horde” ✧ UT/313
norta
adjective. horrible
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√ÑGÓROTH > norta [ŋgorta] > [ŋorta] > [norta] ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
ngorthin
adjective. horrible
A Doriathrin adjective meaning “horrible”, a combination of ngorth “horror” with the adjective suffix -in (Ety/ÑGOROTH).
Element in
- Ilk. Nan Dungorthin “Vale of Black Horror” ✧ Ety/ÑGOROTH
Elements
Word Gloss ngorth “horror” -en “adjectival suffix”
barcheb
adjective. horrible
Changes
barchol→ barcheb “terrible” ✧ PE13/138Variations
- barchol ✧ PE13/138 (
barchol)
norta (ñ) (2) adj. "horrible" _(VT46:4. In Tengwar writing, the initial N would be represented by the letter noldo, not númen.)_