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“death”

15 fragments across 7 traditions carry this sense. They split 10 to 5 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 creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Vampire


Creatures

mort final · Morana initial · morta final · Mortis initial

  • Zarmort

    Zar dawn + mort death

    dawn-death

  • Eisenmort

    Eisen iron + mort death

    iron-death

  • Zlatmort

    Zlat gold + mort death

    gold-death

  • Moranadora

    Morana death + dora gift

    death-gift

  • Morananebel

    Morana death + nebel mist

    death-mist

  • Moranadvora

    Morana death + dvora court

    death-court

  • Noctmorta

    Noct night + morta death

    night-death

  • Nadiamorta

    Nadia hope + morta death

    hope-death

  • Radamorta

    Rada joy + morta death

    joy-death

  • Mortisgrad

    Mortis death + grad city

    death city

  • Mortisescu

    Mortis death + escu descendant

    death descendant

  • Mortisovski

    Mortis death + ovski of

    death of

Dragon


Creatures

Morvax initial · mor final · Mordrax initial

  • Morvaxthrom

    Morvax death + throm terror

    death terror

  • Morvaxsor

    Morvax death + sor storm

    death storm

  • Morvaxskar

    Morvax death + skar wound

    death wound

  • Thraxormor

    Thraxor edge + mor death

    edge death

  • Obsixmor

    Obsix obsidian + mor death

    obsidian death

  • Saurixmor

    Saurix wyrm + mor death

    wyrm death

  • Mordraxnagor

    Mordrax death + nagor serpent

    death serpent

  • Mordraxsaurion

    Mordrax death + saurion wyrm

    death wyrm

  • Mordraxzandor

    Mordrax death + zandor heaven

    death heaven

Banshee


Creatures

bhais final · bas final

  • Gaoithebhais

    Gaoithe wind + bhais death

    wind death

  • Malabhais

    Mala brow + bhais death

    brow death

  • Scathabhais

    Scatha shadow + bhais death

    shadow death

  • Moinbas

    Moin bog + bas death

    bog death

  • Tobarbas

    Tobar well + bas death

    well death

  • Carraigbas

    Carraig rock + bas death

    rock death

Necromancer


Tabletop

Morta initial · Mortia initial

  • Mortabarrow

    Morta death + barrow burial mound

    death burial mound

  • Mortagloom

    Morta death + gloom dim twilight

    death dim twilight

  • Mortalament

    Morta death + lament grief cry

    death grief cry

  • Mortiafrona

    Mortia death + frona frost

    death frost

  • Mortialuna

    Mortia death + luna moon

    death moon

  • Mortiavitra

    Mortia death + vitra glass

    death glass

Orc


Fantasy races

Morg initial · Morza initial

  • Morgstok

    Morg death + stok stump

    death stump

  • Morgmak

    Morg death + mak maker

    death maker

  • Morgsnak

    Morg death + snak snake

    death snake

  • Morzavosh

    Morza death + vosh spirit

    death spirit

  • Morzaskul

    Morza death + skul watcher

    death watcher

  • Morzasnarl

    Morza death + snarl curled lip

    death curled lip

God


Creatures

Mor initial

  • Morzoth

    Mor death + zoth void

    death of the void

  • Morsor

    Mor death + sor sorrow

    death of the sorrow

  • Morrion

    Mor death + rion circle

    death of the circle

Villain


People

Mor initial

  • Morwolf

    Mor death + wolf pack hunter

    death pack hunter

  • Morvane

    Mor death + vane banner

    death banner

  • Morthrone

    Mor death + throne high seat

    death high seat

Senses that travel together

See also

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