Quenya 

turu-

master, defeat, have victory over

turu- (1) vb. "master, defeat, have victory over" (PE17:113, not clearly said to be Quenya, but the Q name Turucundo "Victory-prince" is listed immediately afterwards). Compare tur-; cf. also *turúna.

Sindarin 

herdir

noun. master

Sindarin [i-Cherdir SD/129-31] hîr+dîr. Group: SINDICT. Published by

herdir

noun. master

Changes

  • herdirCherdir “master” ✧ AotM/062

Element in

Elements

WordGloss
hîr“lord, master”
dîr“man, man, [N.] adult male; agental suffix”
Sindarin [AotM/062; SD/129] Group: Eldamo. Published by

hîr

noun. master, lord

Sindarin [Ety/364, S/432, SD/129-31, Letters/382, LB/354, ] Group: SINDICT. Published by

tûr

noun. master, [N.] mastery, victory, [ᴱN.] power [over others]; [S.] master

Derivations

  • TUR “dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power, dominate, master, conquer; power [over others], mastery (legitimate or illegitimate), control (of other wills); strong, mighty in power; [ᴹ√] victory; [ᴱ√] am strong”

Element in

  • S. Turamarth “Master of Doom” ✧ SA/amarth
  • S. Turgon “Ruling Lord, Victory Prince, (lit.) Master Shout”
  • S. Túrin

Variations

  • tur ✧ SA/amarth (tur)
Sindarin [SA/amarth] Group: Eldamo. Published by

herdir

master

(noun) 1) herdir (i cherdir), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i cherdir). Possibly used = ”Mr.” (i cherdir Perhael ”the Master Samwise” or *”Mr. Samwise”). (SD:128-31). Coll. pl. ?herdiriath. 2) heron (i cheron, o cheron) (lord), pl. heryn (i cheryn), coll. pl. heronnath. (VT45:22)._ Since the pl. heryn clashes with the fem. sg. heryn ”lady”, other words for ”lord, master” may be preferred. 3) hîr (i chîr, o chîr; also hir-, her- at the beginning of compounds) (lord), no distinct pl. form even with article (i chîr). (Letters:282, 386; VT41:9)_ 4) (also used = ”mastery”) tûr (i dûr, o thûr, construct tur) (victory, power, control; victor, lord), pl. tuir (i thuir), coll. pl. túrath

herdir

master

(i cherdir), no distinct pl. form, not even with article (i cherdir). Possibly used = ”Mr.” (i cherdir Perhael ”the Master Samwise” or ✱”Mr. Samwise”). (SD:128-31). Coll. pl. ?herdiriath.

heron

master

(i cheron, o cheron) (lord), pl. heryn (i cheryn), coll. pl. heronnath. (VT45:22). Since the pl. heryn clashes with the fem. sg. heryn ”lady”, other words for ”lord, master” may be preferred.

hîr

master

(i chîr, o chîr; also hir-, her- at the beginning of compounds) (lord), no distinct pl. form even with article (i chîr). (Letters:282, 386; VT41:9) 

orthor

master

(vb.) orthor (i orthor, in ertherir for archaic in örtherir) (conquer)

orthor

master

(i orthor, in ertherir for archaic in örtherir) (conquer)

tûr

master

(i dûr, o thûr, construct tur) (victory, power, control; victor, lord), pl. t**uir (i th**uir), coll. pl. túrath

tûr

master, mastery

(i dûr, o thûr, construct tur) (victory, power, control; victor, lord), pl. t**uir (i th**uir), coll. pl. túrath

Noldorin 

heron

noun. master

Noldorin [VT/45:22] Group: SINDICT. Published by

hîr

noun. master, lord

Noldorin [Ety/364, S/432, SD/129-31, Letters/382, LB/354, ] Group: SINDICT. Published by

orthor-

verb. to master, conquer

Noldorin [Ety/395] Group: SINDICT. Published by

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Old Noldorin 

khēro

noun. master

@@@ hard to explain unless it developed from kʰērŭ instead of kʰĕrū

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. heru “lord, master” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivations

  • ᴹ√KHER “rule, govern, possess” ✧ Ety/KHER

Derivatives

  • N. hîr “master, lord” ✧ Ety/KHER

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ√KHER > khēro[kʰēru] > [kʰēro] > [kʰēro] > [xēro]✧ Ety/KHER

Variations

  • khéro ✧ EtyAC/KHER
  • hīro ✧ PE22/029
Old Noldorin [Ety/KHER; EtyAC/KHER; PE22/029] Group: Eldamo. Published by