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“dew”

12 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 8 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures 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, Elf, has 2.

Elf


Fantasy races

nith final · ros final

  • Avanith

    Ava lily + nith dew

    lily dew

  • Loranith

    Lora gold + nith dew

    gold dew

  • Lianith

    Lia bond + nith dew

    bond dew

  • Hanros

    Han open + ros dew

    open dew

  • Ulros

    Ul far + ros dew

    far dew

  • Selros

    Sel silence + ros dew

    silence dew

God


Creatures

ros final · rosa final

  • Yrros

    Yr age + ros dew

    age of the dew

  • Urros

    Ur source + ros dew

    source of the dew

  • Arros

    Ar high one + ros dew

    high one of the dew

  • Garrosa

    Gar keeper + rosa dew

    keeper of the dew

  • Thalrosa

    Thal deep + rosa dew

    deep of the dew

  • Halrosa

    Hal halo + rosa dew

    halo of the dew

Wizard


People

ros final · nith final

  • Magros

    Mag great + ros dew

    great dew

  • Lumros

    Lum lantern + ros dew

    lantern dew

  • Dorros

    Dor gate + ros dew

    gate dew

  • Coranith

    Cora heart + nith dew

    heart dew

  • Veranith

    Vera true + nith dew

    true dew

  • Quillanith

    Quilla quill + nith dew

    quill dew

Angel


Creatures

Talmia initial

  • Talmiaziela

    Talmia dew + ziela of God

    dew of God

  • Talmiathela

    Talmia dew + thela of God

    dew of God

  • Talmiamira

    Talmia dew + mira of the watch

    dew of the watch

Chinese


Real world

Lu initial

  • Luzhen

    Lu dew + zhen precious

    dew precious

  • Lurong

    Lu dew + rong hibiscus

    dew hibiscus

  • Luxing

    Lu dew + xing apricot

    dew apricot

D&D


Tabletop

esse final

  • Cynesse

    Cyn royal + esse dew

    royal dew

  • Sableesse

    Sable dark + esse dew

    dark dew

  • Juniesse

    Juni young + esse dew

    young dew

Druid


Tabletop

Nima initial

  • Nimasorrel

    Nima dew + sorrel sour herb

    dew sour herb

  • Nimashade

    Nima dew + shade cast shadow

    dew cast shadow

  • Nimaroot

    Nima dew + root buried stock

    dew buried stock

Planet


Objects

Ros initial

  • Rososa

    Ros dew + osa full

    dew full

  • Rosdorsum

    Ros dew + dorsum ridge

    dew ridge

  • Rosterra

    Ros dew + terra upland

    dew upland

Witch


People

nith final

  • Wicknith

    Wick candle cord + nith dew

    candle cord dew

  • Yarnith

    Yar yarrow + nith dew

    yarrow dew

  • Wilnith

    Wil willow + nith dew

    willow dew

Senses that travel together

See also

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