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

noun. 'The Netted Jewels'

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

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.