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“land”

36 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. 25 of them close a name against 11 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Country carries the most, with 18 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Country


Objects

ia final · iya final · ana final · ena final · ina final · ona final · una final · alia final · elia final · olia final · ulia final · ilia final · ica final · ika final · land final · landia final · terra final · terre final

  • Rupia

    Rup cliff + ia land

    cliff land

  • Cisia

    Cis near side + ia land

    near side land

  • Arenia

    Aren sand + ia land

    sand land

  • Vetiya

    Vet old + iya land

    old land

  • Caeriya

    Caer blue + iya land

    blue land

  • Argentiya

    Argent silver + iya land

    silver land

  • Altana

    Alt high + ana land

    high land

  • Borana

    Bor north + ana land

    north land

  • Cervana

    Cerv deer + ana land

    deer land

  • Transena

    Trans across + ena land

    across land

  • Nemena

    Nem sacred grove + ena land

    sacred grove land

  • Arenena

    Aren sand + ena land

    sand land

Knight


People

Lam initial · Land initial · Lan initial

  • Lamon

    Lam land + on great

    land great

  • Lambert

    Lam land + bert bright

    land bright

  • Lamrich

    Lam land + rich ruler

    land ruler

  • Landin

    Land land + in little

    land little

  • Landet

    Land land + et little

    land little

  • Landert

    Land land + ert bright

    land bright

  • Lanwin

    Lan land + win friend

    land friend

  • Lanais

    Lan land + ais born

    land born

  • Langis

    Lan land + gis pledge

    land pledge

French


Real world

Lam initial · Land initial

  • Lamram

    Lam land + ram raven

    land raven

  • Lamault

    Lam land + ault rule

    land rule

  • Lamot

    Lam land + ot little

    land little

  • Landart

    Land land + art hardy

    land hardy

  • Landaume

    Land land + aume helmet

    land helmet

  • Landrand

    Land land + rand raven

    land raven

Griffin


Creatures

land final · landa final

  • Rupland

    Rup rock + land land

    rock land

  • Corvinland

    Corvin raven + land land

    raven land

  • Truciland

    Truci fierce + land land

    fierce land

  • Vindicalanda

    Vindica avenging + landa land

    avenging land

  • Ventialanda

    Ventia wind + landa land

    wind land

  • Valalanda

    Vala strength + landa land

    strength land

Bard


Tabletop

lande final

  • Caellande

    Cael sky + lande land

    sky land

  • Aurolande

    Auro dawn + lande land

    dawn land

  • Ambrilande

    Ambri amber + lande land

    amber land

D&D


Tabletop

dor final

  • Dardor

    Dar oak + dor land

    oak land

  • Gardor

    Gar spear + dor land

    spear land

  • Caeldor

    Cael sky + dor land

    sky land

Druid


Tabletop

Tirra initial

  • Tirraberry

    Tirra land + berry small fruit

    land small fruit

  • Tirrarush

    Tirra land + rush marsh plant

    land marsh plant

  • Tirrawhin

    Tirra land + whin gorse bush

    land gorse bush

Elf


Fantasy races

Dor initial

  • Dormir

    Dor land + mir jewel

    land jewel

  • Dorrond

    Dor land + rond vault

    land vault

  • Dorpeth

    Dor land + peth word

    land word

German


Real world

Land initial

  • Landhug

    Land land + hug mind

    land mind

  • Landbert

    Land land + bert bright

    land bright

  • Landtrud

    Land land + trud strength

    land strength

Irish


Real world

Tir initial

  • Tirlin

    Tir land + lin pool

    land pool

  • Tirannagh

    Tir land + annagh fen

    land fen

  • Tirail

    Tir land + ail cliff

    land cliff

Japanese


Real world

Riku initial

  • Rikuha

    Riku land + ha leaf

    land leaf

  • Rikuume

    Riku land + ume plum

    land plum

  • Rikuna

    Riku land + na greens

    land greens

Kingdom


Objects

land final

  • Nordland

    Nord north + land land

    north land

  • Grimland

    Grim stern + land land

    stern land

  • Branland

    Bran raven + land land

    raven land

Paladin


Tabletop

land final

  • Paciland

    Paci peace + land land

    peace land

  • Puroland

    Puro pure + land land

    pure land

  • Gratiland

    Grati grace + land land

    grace land

Planet


Objects

ia final

  • Primia

    Prim first + ia land

    first land

  • Pluvia

    Pluv rain + ia land

    rain land

  • Noctia

    Noct night + ia land

    night land

Welsh


Real world

Tir initial

  • Tirborth

    Tir land + borth harbour

    land harbour

  • Tirfelyn

    Tir land + felyn yellow

    land yellow

  • Tirgoch

    Tir land + goch crimson

    land crimson

Senses that travel together

See also

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