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“tooth”

11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 4 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from people 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, Dragonborn, has 2.

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Tak initial · Tarth initial

  • Taklor

    Tak tooth + lor elder

    tooth elder

  • Takshen

    Tak tooth + shen young

    tooth young

  • Takvun

    Tak tooth + vun lasting

    tooth lasting

  • Tarthnak

    Tarth tooth + nak kin

    tooth kin

  • Tarthkash

    Tarth tooth + kash harsh

    tooth harsh

  • Tarthsur

    Tarth tooth + sur enduring

    tooth enduring

Orc


Fantasy races

Nag initial · Naga initial

  • Nagur

    Nag tooth + ur old

    tooth old

  • Naggrim

    Nag tooth + grim scowl

    tooth scowl

  • Nagrag

    Nag tooth + rag tatter

    tooth tatter

  • Nagadush

    Naga tooth + dush ruin

    tooth ruin

  • Naganak

    Naga tooth + nak flesh

    tooth flesh

  • Nagashak

    Naga tooth + shak shard

    tooth shard

Troll


Creatures

tost final · tooth final

  • Grumtost

    Grum gloom + tost tooth

    gloom tooth

  • Blodtost

    Blod mud + tost tooth

    mud tooth

  • Stogtost

    Stog sludge + tost tooth

    sludge tooth

  • Irontooth

    Iron iron + tooth tooth

    iron tooth

  • Gloomtooth

    Gloom gloom + tooth tooth

    gloom tooth

  • Rubbletooth

    Rubble rubble + tooth tooth

    rubble tooth

Cyberpunk


People

tooth final

  • Tallytooth

    Tally notched stick + tooth tooth

    notched stick tooth

  • Embertooth

    Ember ember + tooth tooth

    ember tooth

  • Frosttooth

    Frost frost + tooth tooth

    frost tooth

Nickname


People

tooth final

  • Chalktooth

    Chalk soft limestone + tooth tooth

    soft limestone tooth

  • Blacktooth

    Black soot dark + tooth tooth

    soot dark tooth

  • Bonetooth

    Bone body frame + tooth tooth

    body frame tooth

Pirate


People

tooth final

  • Stormtooth

    Storm storm + tooth tooth

    storm tooth

  • Kelptooth

    Kelp kelp + tooth tooth

    kelp tooth

  • Gulltooth

    Gull gull + tooth tooth

    gull tooth

Vampire


Creatures

zahn final

  • Iarnazahn

    Iarna winter + zahn tooth

    winter-tooth

  • Umbrzahn

    Umbr shadow + zahn tooth

    shadow-tooth

  • Slavzahn

    Slav glory + zahn tooth

    glory-tooth

Viking


Real world

tann final

  • Istann

    Is ice + tann tooth

    ice tooth

  • Fjaltann

    Fjal mountain + tann tooth

    mountain tooth

  • Digrtann

    Digr stout + tann tooth

    stout tooth

Senses that travel together

See also

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