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“depth”

25 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 13 to 12 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 3 families, most of them creatures. God 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.

God


Creatures

Gor initial · nath final · natha final · Yth initial · sith final

  • Goror

    Gor depth + or light

    depth of the light

  • Gorgorn

    Gor depth + gorn vigil

    depth of the vigil

  • Gorren

    Gor depth + ren rebirth

    depth of the rebirth

  • Sarnath

    Sar star + nath depth

    star of the depth

  • Termnath

    Term ending + nath depth

    ending of the depth

  • Mornath

    Mor death + nath depth

    death of the depth

  • Marnatha

    Mar sea + natha depth

    sea of the depth

  • Sylnatha

    Syl veil + natha depth

    veil of the depth

  • Aelnatha

    Ael radiance + natha depth

    radiance of the depth

  • Ythvor

    Yth depth + vor hunger

    depth of the hunger

  • Ythmar

    Yth depth + mar tide

    depth of the tide

  • Ythith

    Yth depth + ith root

    depth of the root

Dragon


Creatures

Zolthar initial · Nyssa initial · Zolthyr initial

  • Zoltharazor

    Zolthar depth + azor sovereign

    depth sovereign

  • Zoltharshar

    Zolthar depth + shar sand

    depth sand

  • Zoltharvyr

    Zolthar depth + vyr ancient

    depth ancient

  • Nyssaxis

    Nyssa depth + xis gaze

    depth gaze

  • Nyssanix

    Nyssa depth + nix frost

    depth frost

  • Nyssalax

    Nyssa depth + lax coil

    depth coil

  • Zolthyrzaroth

    Zolthyr depth + zaroth fury

    depth fury

  • Zolthyrsylth

    Zolthyr depth + sylth whisper

    depth whisper

  • Zolthyrandor

    Zolthyr depth + andor realm

    depth realm

Wizard


People

thys final · sith final · Plumb initial

  • Umthys

    Um shade + thys depth

    shade depth

  • Morthys

    Mor shadow + thys depth

    shadow depth

  • Vasthys

    Vas vessel + thys depth

    vessel depth

  • Pyrasith

    Pyra fire + sith depth

    fire depth

  • Delasith

    Dela veil + sith depth

    veil depth

  • Stellasith

    Stella fixed star + sith depth

    fixed star depth

  • Plumbthal

    Plumb depth + thal deep

    depth deep

  • Plumbthys

    Plumb depth + thys depth

    depth depth

  • Plumbur

    Plumb depth + ur first

    depth first

Demon


Creatures

Ubz initial · Ubr initial

  • Ubzez

    Ubz depth + ez sting

    depth of the sting

  • Ubzosh

    Ubz depth + osh mire

    depth of the mire

  • Ubzuz

    Ubz depth + uz craving

    depth of the craving

  • Ubreka

    Ubr depth + eka mark

    depth of the mark

  • Ubraza

    Ubr depth + aza void

    depth of the void

  • Ubrukha

    Ubr depth + ukha slag

    depth of the slag

Drow


Fantasy races

Ulz initial · aeth final

  • Ulzomryn

    Ulz depth + omryn counted

    depth counted

  • Ulzorzen

    Ulz depth + orzen expendable

    depth expendable

  • Ulzazzir

    Ulz depth + azzir dagger

    depth dagger

  • Bhrysaeth

    Bhrys brittle + aeth depth

    brittle depth

  • Elthaeth

    Elth stair + aeth depth

    stair depth

  • Slyzaeth

    Slyz slick + aeth depth

    slick depth

Mermaid


Creatures

Thalor initial · Thalyth initial

  • Thalororeth

    Thalor depth + oreth mantle

    depth mantle

  • Thalorvelar

    Thalor depth + velar veil

    depth veil

  • Thalorynor

    Thalor depth + ynor elder

    depth elder

  • Thalythina

    Thalyth depth + ina little one

    depth little one

  • Thalythlara

    Thalyth depth + lara harp

    depth harp

  • Thalythetha

    Thalyth depth + etha breath

    depth breath

Banshee


Creatures

Doimhne initial

  • Doimhnefaille

    Doimhne depth + faille sea cliff

    depth sea cliff

  • Doimhnecille

    Doimhne depth + cille churchyard

    depth churchyard

  • Doimhnemuilinn

    Doimhne depth + muilinn mill

    depth mill

Elf


Fantasy races

yth final

  • Kelyth

    Kel green + yth depth

    green depth

  • Gilyth

    Gil bright + yth depth

    bright depth

  • Auryth

    Aur sunrise + yth depth

    sunrise depth

Giant


Creatures

djup final

  • Tremvardjup

    Tremvar tremor + djup depth

    tremor depth

  • Sedimardjup

    Sedimar sediment + djup depth

    sediment depth

  • Vaultvardjup

    Vaultvar sky vault + djup depth

    sky vault depth

Kraken


Creatures

Dyp initial

  • Dypsker

    Dyp depth + sker skerry

    depth skerry

  • Dypskjol

    Dyp depth + skjol shelter

    depth shelter

  • Dypslod

    Dyp depth + slod trail

    depth trail

Minotaur


Creatures

bathos final

  • Palinbathos

    Palin again + bathos depth

    again depth

  • Neobathos

    Neo new + bathos depth

    new depth

  • Dekabathos

    Deka ten + bathos depth

    ten depth

Phoenix


Creatures

bathos final

  • Pyrikaustobathos

    Pyrikausto fire-burnt + bathos depth

    fire-burnt depth

  • Phanerobathos

    Phanero manifest + bathos depth

    manifest depth

  • Neophytobathos

    Neophyto newly grown + bathos depth

    newly grown depth

Tiefling


Fantasy races

yth final

  • Ombrenyth

    Ombren shading + yth depth

    shading depth

  • Pavenyth

    Paven dreading + yth depth

    dreading depth

  • Pendenyth

    Penden hanging + yth depth

    hanging depth

Witch


People

neth final

  • Loamneth

    Loam clay soil + neth depth

    clay soil depth

  • Corbneth

    Corb crow + neth depth

    crow depth

  • Salneth

    Sal salt + neth depth

    salt depth

Senses that travel together

See also

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