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“dew”

17 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 9 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 2.

God


Creatures

ros final · rosa final

  • Caelros

    Cael sky + ros dew

    sky of the dew

  • Lumros

    Lum lantern + ros dew

    lantern of the dew

  • Kalros

    Kal time + ros dew

    time of the dew

  • Irnrosa

    Irn iron + rosa dew

    iron of the dew

  • Yrrosa

    Yr age + rosa dew

    age of the dew

  • Urrosa

    Ur source + rosa dew

    source of the dew

Unicorn


Creatures

Ros initial · rousee final

  • Rosverger

    Ros dew + verger orchard

    dew orchard

  • Rosseuil

    Ros dew + seuil threshold

    dew threshold

  • Roschamp

    Ros dew + champ field

    dew field

  • Glaciarousee

    Glacia icy + rousee dew

    icy dew

  • Serenarousee

    Serena clear + rousee dew

    clear dew

  • Hiemarousee

    Hiema wintry + rousee dew

    wintry dew

Wizard


People

ros final · nith final

  • Magros

    Mag great + ros dew

    great dew

  • Lumros

    Lum lantern + ros dew

    lantern dew

  • Dorros

    Dor gate + ros dew

    gate dew

  • Coranith

    Cora heart + nith dew

    heart dew

  • Veranith

    Vera true + nith dew

    true dew

  • Quillanith

    Quilla quill + nith dew

    quill dew

Angel


Creatures

Talmia initial

  • Talmiaziela

    Talmia dew + ziela of God

    dew of God

  • Talmiathela

    Talmia dew + thela of God

    dew of God

  • Talmiamira

    Talmia dew + mira of the watch

    dew of the watch

Arabic


Real world

Nada initial

  • Nada Bint Rafiq

    Nada dew + bint rafiq daughter of Rafiq

    dew, daughter of Rafiq

  • Nada Bint Tariq

    Nada dew + bint tariq daughter of Tariq

    dew, daughter of Tariq

  • Nada Bint Hakim

    Nada dew + bint hakim daughter of Hakim

    dew, daughter of Hakim

Centaur


Creatures

drosos final

  • Charitodrosos

    Charito graceful + drosos dew

    graceful dew

  • Phaenodrosos

    Phaeno shining forth + drosos dew

    shining forth dew

  • Kalyptodrosos

    Kalypto veiled + drosos dew

    veiled dew

Chinese


Real world

Lu initial

  • Luxiao

    Lu dew + xiao smile

    dew smile

  • Luwan

    Lu dew + wan gentle

    dew gentle

  • Lushui

    Lu dew + shui water

    dew water

D&D


Tabletop

esse final

  • Eiresse

    Eir mercy + esse dew

    mercy dew

  • Sableesse

    Sable dark + esse dew

    dark dew

  • Quillesse

    Quill feather + esse dew

    feather dew

Druid


Tabletop

Nima initial

  • Nimawillow

    Nima dew + willow bending bough

    dew bending bough

  • Nimawort

    Nima dew + wort root herb

    dew root herb

  • Nimawind

    Nima dew + wind blowing air

    dew blowing air

Elf


Fantasy races

nith final

  • Daenith

    Dae shadow + nith dew

    shadow dew

  • Delinith

    Deli petal + nith dew

    petal dew

  • Melanith

    Mela honey + nith dew

    honey dew

Hawaiian


Real world

Hau initial

  • Hauhauoli

    Hau dew + hauoli joyful

    joyful dew

  • Haumelemele

    Hau dew + melemele yellow

    yellow dew

  • Haumua

    Hau dew + mua foremost

    foremost dew

Planet


Objects

Ros initial

  • Rosiculum

    Ros dew + iculum tool

    dew tool

  • Rossinus

    Ros dew + sinus bay

    dew bay

  • Rosilla

    Ros dew + illa little

    dew little

Spanish


Real world

Rocío initial

  • Rocío Dorotea

    Rocío dew + dorotea gift of God

    dew and gift of God

  • Rocío Eva

    Rocío dew + eva life

    dew and life

  • Rocío Felicidad

    Rocío dew + felicidad happiness

    dew and happiness

Witch


People

nith final

  • Nythnith

    Nyth night + nith dew

    night dew

  • Brynith

    Bry briar + nith dew

    briar dew

  • Cindnith

    Cind cinder + nith dew

    cinder dew

Senses that travel together

See also

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