Eldamo : Quenya : Carnimírië

Q. Carnimírië pn. “Red-jewelled”

Q. Carnimírië, pn. “Red-jewelled”

The name of a tree in Fangorn beloved of the Ent Bregalad (LotR/483). It is a compound of carnë (carni-) “red” and the adjective mírëa “jewelled”, converted to a noun with the abstract suffix -ië¹ (PE17/83).

References ✧ Let/224; LotR/483; LotRI; PE17/83; SA/caran

Glosses

“having red gems” ✧ PE17/83 (Carnemírië)
“red-jeweled” ✧ PE17/83 (†carni-mírea)
“red-jewelled” ✧ SA/caran
“with adornment of red jewels” ✧ Let/224 (carnemírie)

Variations

Carnimírië ✧ LotR/483; LotRI/Carnimírië; SA/caran
carnemírie ✧ Let/224; PE17/83; PE17/83
†carni-mírea ✧ PE17/83

carnemírie is the abstract form, used as a noun, of †carni-mírea “red-jeweled” ✧ PE17/83

Elements

carnë	“red, scarlet”	✧ PE17/83 (carni-); SA/caran
mírëa	“jewelled”	✧ PE17/83
-ië¹	“abstract noun, adverb”