-rim

suffix. general or group plural ending

pl. suff. general or group plural ending. >> -ath

-rim

suffix. collective or group plural

Cognates

• Q. rimbë “host, great number, host, great number, [ᴹQ.] crowd” ✧ Let/178

Element in

• S. Crissaegrim “*Cleft Mountain Peaks”
• S. Falathrim “Elves of the Falas, Wave-folk”
• S. Galadhrim “Tree-people”
• S. Gondolindrim “People of Gondolin”
• S. Gonnhirrim “Masters of Stone”
• S. Gwathuirim “Dunlendings”
• S. Halethrim “People of Haleth”
• S. Haradrim “Southrons, (lit.) People of the Harad” ✧ Let/178
• S. Iathrim “*People of the Fence”
• S. Mithrim “Sindar”
• S. Naugrim “Dwarves”
• ᴺS. othrim “army”
• S. Rochirrim “Horse-lords” ✧ Let/178
• S. Rohirrim “Horse-lords”
• S. Thangorodrim “Mountains of Tyranny”
• S. Thindrim “Sindar”

Elements

Word	Gloss
rim	“host, great number, people (of one kind or origin), host, great number, people (of one kind or origin), [N.] crowd”

Variations

• rim ✧ Let/178; UTI/Edhelrim

-ath

suffix. collective or group plural

Derivations

• ✶-stā “collective suffix”
  • √SAT “space, place; divide, apportion, mark off”
• ✶atta “two” ✧ VT48/19
  • √ATATA “two, two; [ᴹ√] again, back” ✧ VT48/19

Element in

• S. Ann-thennath “*Long-shorts”
• S. Argonath “Pillars of the Kings, (lit.) Royal Stones” ✧ RC/347
• S. Ennorath “(All) the Middle-lands” ✧ PE17/025
• S. Hurinionath “Descendants of Húrin”
• S. Minhiriath “Between the Rivers”
• S. Remmirath “Netted Jewels”

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
✶atta > -ath	[-atta] > [-attʰa] > [-aθθa] > [-aθθ] > [-aθ]	✧ VT48/19

Variations

• ath ✧ Let/427; PE17/025; PE17/025

laew

many

laew (frequent); no distinct pl. form.

laew

many

(frequent); no distinct pl. form.