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“cliff”

13 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 4 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from objects outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Kingdom, has 2.

Kingdom


Objects

Fal initial · scar final

  • Falscar

    Fal cliff + scar cliff

    cliff cliff

  • Falhold

    Fal cliff + hold stronghold

    cliff stronghold

  • Falfjord

    Fal cliff + fjord inlet

    cliff inlet

  • Marscar

    Mar sea + scar cliff

    sea cliff

  • Dainscar

    Dain proud + scar cliff

    proud cliff

  • Thalscar

    Thal deep + scar cliff

    deep cliff

Vampire


Creatures

fels final · skala final

  • Slavfels

    Slav glory + fels cliff

    glory-cliff

  • Gromfels

    Grom thunder + fels cliff

    thunder-cliff

  • Totenfels

    Toten dead + fels cliff

    dead-cliff

  • Valskala

    Val wave + skala cliff

    wave-cliff

  • Morgenskala

    Morgen morning + skala cliff

    morning-cliff

  • Hohenskala

    Hohen lofty + skala cliff

    lofty-cliff

City


Objects

cliff final

  • Blackcliff

    Black dark + cliff cliff

    dark cliff

  • Birchcliff

    Birch birch tree + cliff cliff

    birch tree cliff

  • Eacliff

    Ea river + cliff cliff

    river cliff

Country


Objects

Rup initial

  • Rupobia

    Rup cliff + obia territory

    cliff territory

  • Rupatia

    Rup cliff + atia region

    cliff region

  • Rupestan

    Rup cliff + estan place

    cliff place

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Osh initial

  • Oshsar

    Osh cliff + sar scaled

    cliff scaled

  • Oshzak

    Osh cliff + zak striking

    cliff striking

  • Oshthak

    Osh cliff + thak blooded

    cliff blooded

Druid


Tabletop

scar final

  • Gormscar

    Gorm blue + scar cliff

    blue cliff

  • Arnscar

    Arn earth + scar cliff

    earth cliff

  • Branscar

    Bran raven + scar cliff

    raven cliff

Elf


Fantasy races

fal final

  • Renfal

    Ren reborn + fal cliff

    reborn cliff

  • Corfal

    Cor heart + fal cliff

    heart cliff

  • Hanfal

    Han open + fal cliff

    open cliff

Giant


Creatures

klifr final

  • Valdrunklifr

    Valdrun great valley + klifr cliff

    great valley cliff

  • Iskaldklifr

    Iskald deep cold + klifr cliff

    deep cold cliff

  • Hrimgalklifr

    Hrimgal rime + klifr cliff

    rime cliff

Irish


Real world

ail final

  • Muckail

    Muck pig + ail cliff

    pig cliff

  • Mullenail

    Mullen summit + ail cliff

    summit cliff

  • Athail

    Ath ford + ail cliff

    ford cliff

Planet


Objects

rupes final

  • Vastrupes

    Vast vast + rupes cliff

    vast cliff

  • Nubrupes

    Nub cloud + rupes cliff

    cloud cliff

  • Rubrupes

    Rub red + rupes cliff

    red cliff

Welsh


Real world

Craig initial

  • Craiglas

    Craig cliff + las greenish

    cliff greenish

  • Craigryd

    Craig cliff + ryd crossing

    cliff crossing

  • Craigffordd

    Craig cliff + ffordd road

    cliff road

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “cliff”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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