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“spirit”

19 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. 13 of them close a name against 6 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

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 3.

Elf


Fantasy races

Fae initial · thea final · faer final

  • Faeseth

    Fae spirit + seth quiet

    spirit quiet

  • Faeyth

    Fae spirit + yth deep

    spirit deep

  • Faerion

    Fae spirit + rion prince

    spirit prince

  • Aelithea

    Aeli graceful + thea spirit

    graceful spirit

  • Lirathea

    Lira voice + thea spirit

    voice spirit

  • Delithea

    Deli petal + thea spirit

    petal spirit

  • Arelfaer

    Arel high + faer spirit

    high spirit

  • Gaerfaer

    Gaer sea + faer spirit

    sea spirit

  • Aurfaer

    Aur dawn + faer spirit

    dawn spirit

Phoenix


Creatures

thymos final · thymia final · daimon final

  • Aiglothymos

    Aiglo radiance + thymos spirit

    radiance spirit

  • Chrysothymos

    Chryso gold + thymos spirit

    gold spirit

  • Nardothymos

    Nardo nard + thymos spirit

    nard spirit

  • Phoinikathymia

    Phoinika crimson + thymia spirit

    crimson spirit

  • Kassiathymia

    Kassia cassia + thymia spirit

    cassia spirit

  • Selathymia

    Sela brightness + thymia spirit

    brightness spirit

  • Symmetrodaimon

    Symmetro measured + daimon spirit

    measured spirit

  • Synododaimon

    Synodo conjunction + daimon spirit

    conjunction spirit

  • Oligodaimon

    Oligo few + daimon spirit

    few spirit

Bard


Tabletop

thea final · Brio initial

  • Quillathea

    Quilla quill + thea spirit

    quill spirit

  • Umbriathea

    Umbria shade + thea spirit

    shade spirit

  • Lenathea

    Lena torch + thea spirit

    torch spirit

  • Briomare

    Brio spirit + mare sea

    spirit sea

  • Brioforte

    Brio spirit + forte loud

    spirit loud

  • Brioombra

    Brio spirit + ombra shade

    spirit shade

Giant


Creatures

vaettir final · vaetta final

  • Stormvaldvaettir

    Stormvald storm + vaettir spirit

    storm spirit

  • Sturgalvaettir

    Sturgal squall + vaettir spirit

    squall spirit

  • Nordralvaettir

    Nordral north star + vaettir spirit

    north star spirit

  • Marbilvaetta

    Marbil marble + vaetta spirit

    marble spirit

  • Tundrilvaetta

    Tundril tundra + vaetta spirit

    tundra spirit

  • Pelmirvaetta

    Pelmir headland + vaetta spirit

    headland spirit

Greek


Real world

Meno initial · menes final

  • Menotychos

    Meno spirit + tychos fortune

    spirit fortune

  • Menotheos

    Meno spirit + theos god

    spirit god

  • Menosophos

    Meno spirit + sophos wisdom

    spirit wisdom

  • Hegesimenes

    Hegesi leading + menes spirit

    leading spirit

  • Doromenes

    Doro gift + menes spirit

    gift spirit

  • Kleomenes

    Kleo glory + menes spirit

    glory spirit

Angel


Creatures

Ruha initial

  • Ruhazur

    Ruha spirit + zur of the rock

    spirit of the rock

  • Ruhahim

    Ruha spirit + him of the heights

    spirit of the heights

  • Ruhasim

    Ruha spirit + sim of the seals

    spirit of the seals

D&D


Tabletop

Nym initial

  • Nymtara

    Nym spirit + tara hill

    spirit hill

  • Nymvin

    Nym spirit + vin victory

    spirit victory

  • Nymsil

    Nym spirit + sil moon

    spirit moon

German


Real world

mod final

  • Hartmod

    Hart hardy + mod spirit

    hardy spirit

  • Rodmod

    Rod glory + mod spirit

    glory spirit

  • Wigmod

    Wig war + mod spirit

    war spirit

Orc


Fantasy races

vosh final

  • Zhulavosh

    Zhula gloom + vosh spirit

    gloom spirit

  • Grishavosh

    Grisha blood + vosh spirit

    blood spirit

  • Nagavosh

    Naga tooth + vosh spirit

    tooth spirit

Rap


Music

Ghost initial

  • Ghost Comet

    Ghost spirit + comet long-haired wanderer

    spirit long-haired wanderer

  • Ghost Lightning

    Ghost spirit + lightning sky flash

    spirit sky flash

  • Ghost the Second

    Ghost spirit + the second the second

    spirit the second

Witch


People

wisp final

  • Wickwisp

    Wick candle cord + wisp spirit

    candle cord spirit

  • Eldwisp

    Eld elder + wisp spirit

    elder spirit

  • Ketwisp

    Ket kettle + wisp spirit

    kettle spirit

Wizard


People

thea final

  • Corathea

    Cora heart + thea spirit

    heart spirit

  • Marathea

    Mara tide + thea spirit

    tide spirit

  • Urathea

    Ura first + thea spirit

    first spirit

Senses that travel together

See also

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