“dear”
17 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from tabletop outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Dog carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ee final · ey final · ie final · sy final · y final
- Dashee
Dash sudden rush + ee dear
sudden rush dear
- Chumee
Chum companion + ee dear
companion dear
- Heathee
Heath open moorland + ee dear
open moorland dear
- Walnutey
Walnut foreign nut + ey dear
foreign nut dear
- Ironey
Iron hard metal + ey dear
hard metal dear
- Soley
Sol sun + ey dear
sun dear
- Cedarie
Cedar fragrant wood + ie dear
fragrant wood dear
- Wolfie
Wolf grey wolf + ie dear
grey wolf dear
- Onyxie
Onyx fingernail stone + ie dear
fingernail stone dear
- Ironsy
Iron hard metal + sy dear
hard metal dear
- Jetsy
Jet jet black + sy dear
jet black dear
- Brocksy
Brock badger + sy dear
badger dear
Cari initial · Caria initial
- Cariron
Cari dear + ron round
dear round
- Caripais
Cari dear + pais peace
dear peace
- Carilain
Cari dear + lain lay
dear lay
- Cariaglenne
Caria dear + glenne glen
dear glen
- Cariaquilla
Caria dear + quilla feather
dear feather
- Cariaselle
Caria dear + selle chamber
dear chamber
in final · ie final
- Oatin
Oat oats + in dear
oats dear
- Loamin
Loam rich soil + in dear
rich soil dear
- Sedgein
Sedge reed + in dear
reed dear
- Ellie
Ell elderflower + ie dear
elderflower dear
- Malie
Mal mallow + ie dear
mallow dear
- Blosie
Blos blossom + ie dear
blossom dear
Cara initial · Cari initial
- Carasenda
Cara dear + senda path
dear path
- Caralira
Cara dear + lira song
dear song
- Caradora
Cara dear + dora gift
dear gift
- Carimant
Cari dear + mant mantle
dear mantle
- Carirant
Cari dear + rant warrant
dear warrant
- Carisalv
Cari dear + salv saving
dear saving
y final
- Basily
Basil royal herb + y dear
royal herb dear
- Steely
Steel hardened iron + y dear
hardened iron dear
- Ebony
Ebon black + y dear
black dear
Lieb initial
- Liebtraut
Lieb dear + traut strength
dear strength
- Liebheid
Lieb dear + heid quality
dear quality
- Liebdrude
Lieb dear + drude strength
dear strength
cara final
- Thessacara
Thessa threnody + cara dear
threnody dear
- Quietacara
Quieta stillness + cara dear
stillness dear
- Seracara
Sera evening + cara dear
evening dear
Milana initial
- Milana Nikolayevna
Milana dear + nikolayevna daughter of Nikolay
dear, daughter of Nikolay
- Milana Lukinichna
Milana dear + lukinichna daughter of Luka
dear, daughter of Luka
- Milana Kuzminichna
Milana dear + kuzminichna daughter of Kuzma
dear, daughter of Kuzma
ya final
- Delithya
Delith erased + ya dear
erased dear
- Faltisya
Faltis failing + ya dear
failing dear
- Ianthelya
Ianthel violet + ya dear
violet dear
gu final
- Tongu
Ton wave + gu dear
wave dear
- Rhiangu
Rhian damsel + gu dear
damsel dear
- Maingu
Main slender + gu dear
slender dear
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “dear”. 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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