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“turning”

12 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

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, God, has 3.

God


Creatures

Gyr initial · Wend initial · syrn final

  • Gyrmoth

    Gyr turning + moth dusk

    turning of the dusk

  • Gyrzar

    Gyr turning + zar crown

    turning of the crown

  • Gyraros

    Gyr turning + aros daybreak

    turning of the daybreak

  • Wendith

    Wend turning + ith root

    turning of the root

  • Wendzoth

    Wend turning + zoth void

    turning of the void

  • Wendoth

    Wend turning + oth oath

    turning of the oath

  • Aeonsyrn

    Aeon aeon + syrn turning

    aeon of the turning

  • Fensyrn

    Fen marsh + syrn turning

    marsh of the turning

  • Taelsyrn

    Tael telling + syrn turning

    telling of the turning

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Adres initial · Averil initial · Volven initial

  • Adresovar

    Adres turning + ovar vow

    turning vow

  • Adresuvar

    Adres turning + uvar hunger

    turning hunger

  • Adresedon

    Adres turning + edon forgotten

    turning forgotten

  • Averilara

    Averil turning + ara hour

    turning hour

  • Averiloleth

    Averil turning + oleth undoing

    turning undoing

  • Averilurne

    Averil turning + urne hidden

    turning hidden

  • Volveniad

    Volven turning + iad song

    turning song

  • Volvenetha

    Volven turning + etha custom

    turning custom

  • Volvenidas

    Volven turning + idas given

    turning given

Phoenix


Creatures

tropos final · trope final

  • Thermotropos

    Thermo heat + tropos turning

    heat turning

  • Xanthotropos

    Xantho yellow + tropos turning

    yellow turning

  • Myrrhotropos

    Myrrho myrrh + tropos turning

    myrrh turning

  • Argyratrope

    Argyra silver + trope turning

    silver turning

  • Phengiatrope

    Phengia gleam + trope turning

    gleam turning

  • Photiatrope

    Photia light + trope turning

    light turning

Druid


Tabletop

turn final

  • Ivyturn

    Ivy climbing vine + turn turning

    climbing vine turning

  • Marshturn

    Marsh wet ground + turn turning

    wet ground turning

  • Greyturn

    Grey ash coloured + turn turning

    ash coloured turning

Greek


Real world

tropos final

  • Megatropos

    Mega great + tropos turning

    great turning

  • Teletropos

    Tele far + tropos turning

    far turning

  • Eutropos

    Eu well + tropos turning

    well turning

Robot


Objects

Lath initial

  • Lathent

    Lath turning + ent agent

    turning agent

  • Lathex

    Lath turning + ex model

    turning model

  • Lathes

    Lath turning + es series

    turning series

Wizard


People

vex final

  • Pyrvex

    Pyr fire + vex turning

    fire turning

  • Amvex

    Am twilight + vex turning

    twilight turning

  • Vervex

    Ver true + vex turning

    true turning

Senses that travel together

See also

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