alterigi

From al- +‎ tero +‎ -igi.

• IPA^(key): [alteˈriɡi]
• Rhymes: -iɡi
• Hyphenation: al‧te‧ri‧gi

alterigi (present alterigas, past alterigis, future alterigos, conditional alterigus, volitive alterigu)

1. (transitive) to land (a boat, airplane, spaceship, etc.)
   • Jurij Finkel (translator), La Nebulozo de Andromedo (Туманность Андромеды / Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale) by Ivan Yefremov, Chapter 6,

     Erg Noor alterigis la stelŝipon sur la poluso de Tritono en la indikita loko, malproksime de vastaj kupoloj de la stacia konstruaĵo.

     Erg Noor landed the spaceship at the appointed place at the satellite’s pole, far from the broad domes of the station buildings. (George Hanna translation)

2. (transitive) to land (a fish)
   • G. Badash (translator), Tri Viroj en Boato (Three Men in a Boat) by Jerome K. Jerome, Chapter 17,

     Mi bezonis duonhoron—duonhoron, sinjoro!—por alterigi tiun fiŝon; ĉiumomente mi kredis, ke la ŝnureto tuj rompiĝos!

     It took me half-an-hour—half-an-hour, sir!—to land that fish; and every moment I thought the line was going to snap!

3. (transitive) to bring down to the ground (a building or other structure)
   • L. L. Zamenhof, Hebrew Scriptures, Psalmo (Psalm) 74.7,

     Ili bruligis per fajro Vian sanktejon,

     Malhonore alterigis la loĝejon de Via nomo.

     They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.