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“death”

14 fragments across 6 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Vampire


Creatures

mort final · Morana initial · morta final · Mortis initial

  • Zarmort

    Zar dawn + mort death

    dawn-death

  • Eisenmort

    Eisen iron + mort death

    iron-death

  • Zlatmort

    Zlat gold + mort death

    gold-death

  • Moranadora

    Morana death + dora gift

    death-gift

  • Morananebel

    Morana death + nebel mist

    death-mist

  • Moranadvora

    Morana death + dvora court

    death-court

  • Noctmorta

    Noct night + morta death

    night-death

  • Nadiamorta

    Nadia hope + morta death

    hope-death

  • Radamorta

    Rada joy + morta death

    joy-death

  • Mortisgrad

    Mortis death + grad city

    death city

  • Mortisescu

    Mortis death + escu descendant

    death descendant

  • Mortisovski

    Mortis death + ovski of

    death of

Dragon


Creatures

Morvax initial · mor final · Mordrax initial

  • Morvaxthrom

    Morvax death + throm terror

    death terror

  • Morvaxsor

    Morvax death + sor storm

    death storm

  • Morvaxskar

    Morvax death + skar wound

    death wound

  • Thraxormor

    Thraxor edge + mor death

    edge death

  • Obsixmor

    Obsix obsidian + mor death

    obsidian death

  • Saurixmor

    Saurix wyrm + mor death

    wyrm death

  • Mordraxnagor

    Mordrax death + nagor serpent

    death serpent

  • Mordraxsaurion

    Mordrax death + saurion wyrm

    death wyrm

  • Mordraxzandor

    Mordrax death + zandor heaven

    death heaven

Orc


Fantasy races

Morg initial · Morza initial · Death initial

  • Morglok

    Morg death + lok chain

    death chain

  • Morgrak

    Morg death + rak rip

    death rip

  • Morgul

    Morg death + ul lord

    death lord

  • Morzadak

    Morza death + dak hide

    death hide

  • Morzatokk

    Morza death + tokk drum

    death drum

  • Morzagorr

    Morza death + gorr wound

    death wound

  • Deathcrusher

    Death death + crusher crusher

    death crusher

  • Deathhewer

    Death death + hewer hewer

    death hewer

  • Deathfist

    Death death + fist fist

    death fist

Necromancer


Tabletop

Morta initial · Mortia initial

  • Mortacinder

    Morta death + cinder coal ember

    death coal ember

  • Mortagloom

    Morta death + gloom dim twilight

    death dim twilight

  • Mortawake

    Morta death + wake funeral vigil

    death funeral vigil

  • Mortiasorra

    Mortia death + sorra woe

    death woe

  • Mortianissa

    Mortia death + nissa quiet

    death quiet

  • Mortiasilla

    Mortia death + silla quietness

    death quietness

God


Creatures

Mor initial

  • Morval

    Mor death + val strength

    death of the strength

  • Mortor

    Mor death + tor tower

    death of the tower

  • Morion

    Mor death + ion mind

    death of the mind

Villain


People

Mor initial

  • Morthrone

    Mor death + throne high seat

    death high seat

  • Morruin

    Mor death + ruin undoing

    death undoing

  • Moroath

    Mor death + oath sworn word

    death sworn word

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “death”. 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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