Remmirath

noun. 'The Netted Jewels'

n. Astron. lit. 'The Netted Jewels', the Pleiades.

remmirath

proper name. Netted Jewels

Sindarin name for the constellation of Pleiades, translated “Netted Stars” (LotR/81) or “Netted Jewels” (PE17/121). The name is a combination of rem “mesh, net” and the class-plural of mîr “jewel” (LotR/1115, VT42/12, PE17/24).

Conceptual Development: In the Gnomish Lexicon from the 1910s, the name of the constellation Pleiades was given as G. Sithaloth or Sithaloctha “Fly-cluster” (GL/68).

Elements

Word	Gloss
rem	“mesh, net (for catching)”
mîr	“jewel, precious thing, treasure”
-ath	“collective or group plural”

Variations

• remmirath ✧ PE17/121; VT42/29
• Rem-mir-ath ✧ VT42/12

Remmirath

Remmirath

Remmirath is quite accurately translated with its Westron name the Netted Stars. The word is composed of three elements: rem, "mesh", mir, "jewel", and the collective plural suffix -ath. It has been translated as "group of gems in a net" and "group of jewels caught in a net". Two other names were used for Pleiades at early stages of the legendarium: Gnomish Sithaloth or Sithaloctha, which means "fly-cluster", and Qenya Itselokte of similar meaning.