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“breath”

26 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 20 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 5 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, Bard, has 2.

Bard


Tabletop

Anwe initial · Fiato initial

  • Anwesone

    Anwe breath + sone sound

    breath sound

  • Anwelien

    Anwe breath + lien binding

    breath binding

  • Anwequel

    Anwe breath + quel voice

    breath voice

  • Fiatomente

    Fiato breath + mente mind

    breath mind

  • Fiatofuoco

    Fiato breath + fuoco fire

    breath fire

  • Fiatotempo

    Fiato breath + tempo time

    breath time

Dragon


Creatures

aeth final · thra final

  • Ygraxaeth

    Ygrax world + aeth breath

    world breath

  • Balthysaeth

    Balthys ruin + aeth breath

    ruin breath

  • Saurixaeth

    Saurix wyrm + aeth breath

    wyrm breath

  • Zorysathra

    Zorysa splendour + thra breath

    splendour breath

  • Quyrathra

    Quyra hush + thra breath

    hush breath

  • Zephyrathra

    Zephyra breeze + thra breath

    breeze breath

Giant


Creatures

athar final · athra final

  • Fjalgarathar

    Fjalgar high fell + athar breath

    high fell breath

  • Braltathar

    Bralt basalt + athar breath

    basalt breath

  • Hrolvarathar

    Hrolvar avalanche + athar breath

    avalanche breath

  • Iskaldaathra

    Iskalda deep cold + athra breath

    deep cold breath

  • Eldrithathra

    Eldrith long winter + athra breath

    long winter breath

  • Pelmirathra

    Pelmir headland + athra breath

    headland breath

God


Creatures

Spir initial · eth final

  • Spirar

    Spir breath + ar throne

    breath of the throne

  • Spirxar

    Spir breath + xar severance

    breath of the severance

  • Spirmar

    Spir breath + mar tide

    breath of the tide

  • Haleth

    Hal halo + eth breath

    halo of the breath

  • Aleth

    Al altar + eth breath

    altar of the breath

  • Yreth

    Yr age + eth breath

    age of the breath

Mermaid


Creatures

halis final · etha final

  • Delmarhalis

    Delmar open sea + halis breath

    open sea breath

  • Tirelhalis

    Tirel tide pool + halis breath

    tide pool breath

  • Yarenhalis

    Yaren estuary + halis breath

    estuary breath

  • Lunaretha

    Lunar moon pull + etha breath

    moon pull breath

  • Merisetha

    Meris deep water + etha breath

    deep water breath

  • Fenaretha

    Fenar kelp + etha breath

    kelp breath

Minotaur


Creatures

pnoos final · pnoia final

  • Kratopnoos

    Krato mighty + pnoos breath

    mighty breath

  • Keratopnoos

    Kerato horn + pnoos breath

    horn breath

  • Lithopnoos

    Litho stone + pnoos breath

    stone breath

  • Thermapnoia

    Therma warm + pnoia breath

    warm breath

  • Skotiapnoia

    Skotia dark + pnoia breath

    dark breath

  • Kranaapnoia

    Kranaa rocky + pnoia breath

    rocky breath

Unicorn


Creatures

haleine final · spiramen final

  • Clarahaleine

    Clara bright + haleine breath

    bright breath

  • Vesperahaleine

    Vespera evening + haleine breath

    evening breath

  • Aurorahaleine

    Aurora dawn + haleine breath

    dawn breath

  • Marmorispiramen

    Marmori marble + spiramen breath

    marble breath

  • Somnispiramen

    Somni sleep + spiramen breath

    sleep breath

  • Hibernispiramen

    Hiberni winter + spiramen breath

    winter breath

Wizard


People

eth final · Etha initial

  • Meleth

    Mel dark + eth breath

    dark breath

  • Caseth

    Cas casting + eth breath

    casting breath

  • Sygeth

    Syg sigil + eth breath

    sigil breath

  • Ethalene

    Etha breath + lene lantern

    breath lantern

  • Ethawyn

    Etha breath + wyn joy

    breath joy

  • Ethaessa

    Etha breath + essa essence

    breath essence

Centaur


Creatures

pnoe final

  • Phaenopnoe

    Phaeno shining forth + pnoe breath

    shining forth breath

  • Nephelopnoe

    Nephelo cloudy + pnoe breath

    cloudy breath

  • Euphopnoe

    Eupho well-spoken + pnoe breath

    well-spoken breath

D&D


Tabletop

Ana initial

  • Anasil

    Ana breath + sil moon

    breath moon

  • Anaowyn

    Ana breath + owyn lineage

    breath lineage

  • Anaesse

    Ana breath + esse dew

    breath dew

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Brath initial

  • Brathvun

    Brath breath + vun lasting

    breath lasting

  • Braththak

    Brath breath + thak blooded

    breath blooded

  • Brathmar

    Brath breath + mar standard

    breath standard

Dwarf


Fantasy races

eim final

  • Regneim

    Regn rain + eim breath

    rain breath

  • Graveim

    Grav dig + eim breath

    dig breath

  • Glimmeim

    Glimm glimmer + eim breath

    glimmer breath

Greek


Real world

pnoe final

  • Hedypnoe

    Hedy pleasant + pnoe breath

    pleasant breath

  • Klytopnoe

    Klyto famed + pnoe breath

    famed breath

  • Philopnoe

    Philo loving + pnoe breath

    loving breath

Horse


People

spirit final

  • Umber Spirit

    Umber brown earth + spirit breath

    brown earth breath

  • Echo Spirit

    Echo returning sound + spirit breath

    returning sound breath

  • Golden Spirit

    Golden gleaming yellow + spirit breath

    gleaming yellow breath

Phoenix


Creatures

pneuma final

  • Enkaustopneuma

    Enkausto burnt in + pneuma breath

    burnt in breath

  • Tritopneuma

    Trito third + pneuma breath

    third breath

  • Prodromopneuma

    Prodromo forerunner + pneuma breath

    forerunner breath

Spanish


Real world

abel final

  • Pablo Abel

    Pablo small + abel breath

    small and breath

  • Tomás Abel

    Tomás twin + abel breath

    twin and breath

  • Guillermo Abel

    Guillermo resolute protector + abel breath

    resolute protector and breath

Tiefling


Fantasy races

asme final

  • Quirisasme

    Quiris asking + asme breath

    asking breath

  • Sevrenasme

    Sevren severed + asme breath

    severed breath

  • Pallisasme

    Pallis fading + asme breath

    fading breath

Witch


People

eth final

  • Quileth

    Quil quill + eth breath

    quill breath

  • Verveth

    Verv vervain + eth breath

    vervain breath

  • Coleth

    Col hazel + eth breath

    hazel breath

Senses that travel together

See also

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