@@@ NQNT uses erta- “unite” with a reflexive
Quenya
atsa
catch, hook, claw
yanta-
verb. to join
Cognates
- ᴺS. ianna- “to join, connect”
Derivations
- √YAN “*join”
Element in
- ᴺQ. yantaina “joined”
Sindarin
gad
catch
(i ’âd, i ngedir = i ñedir), pa.t. gant;
raeda-
verb. to catch in a net
raeda
catch in a net
(i raeda, idh raedar) (VT42:12)
Noldorin
gad-
verb. to catch
Cognates
- ᴺQ. at- “to catch, capture”
Derivations
- ᴹ√GAT “*catch” ✧ Ety/GAT
Element in
- ᴺS. gadas “trap”
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴹ√GAT > gad- [gat-] > [gad-] ✧ Ety/GAT
gad-
verb. to catch
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Gnomish
gada-
verb. to join, connect, unite
Changes
gad-→ gada- ✧ GL/36ganti→ ganthi ✧ GL/36Derivations
- ᴱ√ẎATA “join” ✧ GL/36
Element in
Phonetic Developments
Development Stages Sources ᴱ√yat- > gada- [jata-] > [gata-] > [gada-] ✧ GL/36 Variations
- gad- ✧ GL/36 (
gad-)- ganti ✧ GL/36 (
ganti)
arthaid-
verb. to join
Elements
Word Gloss artha- “to approach” gada- “to join, connect, unite”
Early Primitive Elvish
laqa
root. catch
A root in the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “catch”, contrasted with ᴱ√LAPA “enfold” and ᴱ√LṆQṆ “catch, come on, light on, find, get” (QL/51, 55). There are no signs of this root in Tolkien’s later writing, and it may have been replaced by ᴹ√GAT of similar meaning (Ety/GAT).
Derivatives
Variations
- laqa ✧ QL/055
kok Speculative
root. catch
A hypothetical root serving as the basis for early words like G. cog “claw, fist”, G. crog “hook” and G. croctha- “catch” (GL/27).
Derivatives
atsa noun "catch, hook, claw" (GAT)