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“thread”

16 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. 11 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Wizard carries the most, with 5 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Wizard


People

ith final · sil final · Fila initial · lin final · thread final

  • Zirith

    Zir circle + ith thread

    circle thread

  • Volith

    Vol scroll + ith thread

    scroll thread

  • Barith

    Bar rod + ith thread

    rod thread

  • Volsil

    Vol scroll + sil thread

    scroll thread

  • Ossil

    Os bone + sil thread

    bone thread

  • Vassil

    Vas vessel + sil thread

    vessel thread

  • Filabrith

    Fila thread + brith bright

    thread bright

  • Filamara

    Fila thread + mara memory

    thread memory

  • Filalin

    Fila thread + lin thread

    thread thread

  • Runalin

    Runa rune + lin thread

    rune thread

  • Glimalin

    Glima glimmer + lin thread

    glimmer thread

  • Pyralin

    Pyra fire + lin thread

    fire thread

Drow


Fantasy races

Dris initial · isstra final · Ssaz initial

  • Drisussar

    Dris thread + ussar weapon

    thread weapon

  • Drisethraz

    Dris thread + ethraz trained

    thread trained

  • Drisanzyr

    Dris thread + anzyr sworn

    thread sworn

  • Vrysisstra

    Vrys cunning + isstra thread

    cunning thread

  • Xunisstra

    Xun sunless + isstra thread

    sunless thread

  • Nirzisstra

    Nirz narrow + isstra thread

    narrow thread

  • Ssazosshra

    Ssaz thread + osshra watcher

    thread watcher

  • Ssazinzyla

    Ssaz thread + inzyla needle

    thread needle

  • Ssazithra

    Ssaz thread + ithra hidden

    thread hidden

Bard


Tabletop

Fila initial · Lino initial

  • Filagale

    Fila thread + gale wind

    thread wind

  • Filadain

    Fila thread + dain refrain

    thread refrain

  • Filazan

    Fila thread + zan chanson

    thread chanson

  • Linodolce

    Lino thread + dolce sweetness

    thread sweetness

  • Linoterra

    Lino thread + terra earth

    thread earth

  • Linoritmo

    Lino thread + ritmo rhythm

    thread rhythm

Witch


People

dra final · ith final

  • Wickdra

    Wick candle cord + dra thread

    candle cord thread

  • Vespdra

    Vesp evening + dra thread

    evening thread

  • Nythdra

    Nyth night + dra thread

    night thread

  • Larkith

    Lark singing bird + ith thread

    singing bird thread

  • Belith

    Bel bell + ith thread

    bell thread

  • Ketith

    Ket kettle + ith thread

    kettle thread

God


Creatures

tessa final

  • Xeltessa

    Xel void + tessa thread

    void of the thread

  • Vespertessa

    Vesper evening + tessa thread

    evening of the thread

  • Celtessa

    Cel sky + tessa thread

    sky of the thread

Japanese


Real world

ito final

  • Kimiito

    Kimi noble + ito thread

    noble thread

  • Hoshiito

    Hoshi star + ito thread

    star thread

  • Teruito

    Teru shine + ito thread

    shine thread

Phoenix


Creatures

nema final

  • Aeizonema

    Aeizo ever-living + nema thread

    ever-living thread

  • Aphthartonema

    Aphtharto incorruptible + nema thread

    incorruptible thread

  • Synodonema

    Synodo conjunction + nema thread

    conjunction thread

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ilum final

  • Mirenilum

    Miren wondering + ilum thread

    wondering thread

  • Timenilum

    Timen fearing + ilum thread

    fearing thread

  • Numenilum

    Numen willing + ilum thread

    willing thread

Senses that travel together

See also

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