“snow”
13 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them opens a name; not a single tradition here uses this sense to close one.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Chinese, has 1.
Xue initial
- Xuefei
Xue snow + fei lush
snow lush
- Xueshui
Xue snow + shui water
snow water
- Xuecai
Xue snow + cai colour
snow colour
Niv initial
- Nivika
Niv snow + ika land
snow land
- Nivland
Niv snow + land land
snow land
- Nivica
Niv snow + ica land
snow land
Nyveth initial
- Nyvethzheth
Nyveth snow + zheth soot
snow soot
- Nyvethtor
Nyveth snow + tor throne
snow throne
- Nyvethvexis
Nyveth snow + vexis spite
snow spite
Eira initial
- Eirasorrel
Eira snow + sorrel sour herb
snow sour herb
- Eiraglade
Eira snow + glade bright clearing
snow bright clearing
- Eirablossom
Eira snow + blossom fruit flower
snow fruit flower
Snow initial
- Snowteeth
Snow snow + teeth teeth
snow teeth
- Snowanvil
Snow snow + anvil anvil
snow anvil
- Snowvoice
Snow snow + voice voice
snow voice
Yuki initial
- Yukitama
Yuki snow + tama jewel
snow jewel
- Yukina
Yuki snow + na greens
snow greens
- Yukiemi
Yuki snow + emi smile
snow smile
Snow initial
- Snowmoel
Snow snow + moel bald hill
snow bald hill
- Snowpen
Snow snow + pen hilltop
snow hilltop
- Snowedge
Snow snow + edge escarpment
snow escarpment
Eira initial
- Eira the Fair
Eira snow + the fair fair
snow, called the fair
- Eira the Quick
Eira snow + the quick quick
snow, called the quick
- Eira One-Hand
Eira snow + one-hand one hand
snow, called the one hand
Niv initial
- Nivrupes
Niv snow + rupes cliff
snow cliff
- Nivalis
Niv snow + alis pertaining
snow pertaining
- Nivella
Niv snow + ella small
snow small
Sneachd initial
- Sneachdina
Sneachd snow + ina little
snow little
- Sneachdie
Sneachd snow + ie little
snow little
- Sneachdlinn
Sneachd snow + linn pool
snow pool
Snor initial
- Snorwodd
Snor snow + wodd heap
snow heap
- Snorbelg
Snor snow + belg belly
snow belly
- Snorvast
Snor snow + vast bulk
snow bulk
Snae initial
- Snaesko
Snae snow + sko shoe
snow shoe
- Snaemal
Snae snow + mal speech
snow speech
- Snaeull
Snae snow + ull wool
snow wool
Eira initial
- Eiragaer
Eira snow + gaer stronghold
snow stronghold
- Eiralas
Eira snow + las green
snow green
- Eirabont
Eira snow + bont bridge
snow bridge
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “snow”. 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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