lemÌc. Lemizh grammar and dictionary

Constellations

(Wintergatan. Starmachine2000)

The constellations used in the Lemizh world are ultimately based on the ancient Greek ones, resulting in overlaps with ours. Some, however, including the ones too far south to be visible from the Mediterranean, were named in the 13th and 14th centuries (of our calendar) and are unrelated to our tradition.

The stars in each constellation are numbered, with the brightest stars (brighter than an apparent magnitude of about 4, which corresponds to a Lemizh star brightness of 3) having mostly one-digit numbers, and stars visible to the naked eye under very good conditions (magnitude ~6.3, Lemizh brightness zero) having at most two digits.

Lemizh star brightness is defined as the binary logarithm of a star’s illuminance in Lemizh units (gomUsdmÌt., go, see Units of measurement), plus 35. It equals 8.332 − 1.329 × m, where m is the apparent magnitude in our system.

<E>Ù fxÌcor.[star] number 14 in the DragonBeta Ursae Minoris (Kochab)
‘14’-ben1 dragon-acc-sce2.

Designations for fainter stars have three or more digits, and those for nonstellar objects include a letter for the object type plus one or more digits, again depending on brightness.

The Milky Way is called RizwsnÌw. ‘street of snow’. The word is a popular test of foreigners’ pronunciation skills.

Sky sphere

The sky sphere depicts the 68 constellations with 6740 naked-eye stars.

The links in the following table lead to the relevant entries in the dictionary.

LemizhTranslation(Roughly) corresponds to / overlaps with🔎
fkrè.ArcherSagittarius🔎
qkrÌdj.ArtichokeVulpecula🔎
vmlÌv.BearUrsa Major🔎
trÌxk.BeaverHydra & Canis Minor🔎
bucmÌ.BoojumCentaurus, Antlia & Vela🔎
sklÌ.BridgeHydrus, Reticulum & Dorado🔎
strÌ.BullTaurus🔎
dobÌ.Carpetpart of Cygnus🔎
mRÌkh.CentaurCentaurus & Crux🔎
rèt.CharioteerAuriga🔎
krÌb.CrabCancer🔎
xajRÌ.CraneColumba & Caelum🔎
gwalpÌ.CupCrater🔎
spÌsk.DolphinDelphinus🔎
fxÌc.DragonDraco & Ursa Minor🔎
ftnÌk.EagleAquila🔎
elefÌ.ElephantPuppis, Carina, Pictor, Dorado & Volans🔎
pyskdwÌ.FishesPisces🔎
nymzdlÌb.FlamingoTriangulum Australe, Pavo, Ara & Telescopium🔎
ivdmlì.GuestsTaurus (Pleiades)🔎
xÌd.HareLepus🔎
xarpÌ.HarpyScutum & part of Sagittarius & Ophiuchus🔎
Ìhw.HorsePegasus🔎
kolÌb.HummingbirdPavo🔎
krèt.HunterOrion🔎
kubrÌ.IbexCapricornus🔎
prigtxeklÌw.Ivory TowerAra, Triangulum Australe, Circinus & Musca🔎
jawrÌ.JaguarApus & Chamaeleon🔎
markÌw.KangarooPavo, Tucana, Grus & Phoenix🔎
Rèc.KingCepheus & Ursa Minor (Polaris)🔎
lÌw.LionLeo🔎
wmùb.Loom and ShuttleCarina🔎
lÌxh.LynxAquarius & Cetus🔎
jhèj.MechanicBoötes & Corona Borealis🔎
zrOnÌ.MermaidCassiopeia, Camelopardalis & Lynx🔎
zrOnyÌx.MermanAquarius & Equuleus🔎
RenÌj.MonkeyCarina & Vela🔎
swmilÌ.MothCanes Venatici & Coma Berenices🔎
qentù.PipeLeo, Sextans & Hydra🔎
oRwxÌf.PoodleCanis Major🔎
textèx.PrincePerseus🔎
textbè.PrincessAndromeda, Triangulum & Lacerta🔎
dwecRèc.QueenCassiopeia🔎
sriqmÌs.Queue of MiceMicroscopium, Piscis Austrinus, Indus & Sculptor🔎
edÌ.RamAries🔎
argÌ.RiverEridanus & Fornax🔎
krystrÙjd.RobinCorvus & Hydra🔎
drulygwrÌjd.Rosebushpart of Cassiopeia🔎
nenÌ.RunnerPuppis, Pyxis, Antlia & Hydra🔎
plUpÌ.ScorpionScorpius & Libra🔎
fokÌj.SealOctans & Hydrus🔎
RÌz.SerpentSerpens🔎
zmÌsk.SharkPhoenix & Tucana🔎
Ìkh.ShipCarina, Vela & Puppis🔎
yhlùgz.SickleNorma🔎
stnÌt.SparrowCamelopardalis🔎
ksmÌs.SquirrelLynx & Leo Minor🔎
prÌxt.StagLyra & Hercules🔎
xaxpqÌ.SwanCygnus🔎
wzinskrùc.Thimblesmall part of Centaurus, Crux & Musca🔎
dirÌ.TiaraCorona Australis🔎
fkrÌj.TortoiseMonoceros🔎
saxùf.TrumpetSagitta🔎
dwjÌw.TwinsGemini🔎
gydpÌsk.Whale-fishCetus🔎
mèv.Wise OneOphiuchus🔎
trèw.WitchVirgo🔎
xrÌw.WolfLupus🔎

Stag (prÌxt.) 

This contellation, literally ‘the red deer’, depicts a stag running southeast. Its head and antlers correspond to our constellation Lyra, its body roughly to Hercules. It is often seen as a representation of the White Stag, which will grant you a wish if you catch it, but only after it has led you into forbidden territory.

Two dangers threaten the Stag, the Dragon and the Serpent. They are looking at the (completely unfazed) Stag to challenge it, or maybe, in case of the Serpent, to avoid looking at the Mechanic.

The Stag is sometimes described as an alternate persona of the Hunter.

The source code for the sky sphere is available on GitHub.