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“evening”

27 fragments across 18 traditions carry this sense. 26 of them open a name against 1 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

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. Unicorn 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.

Unicorn


Creatures

Vesper initial · soir final · Vespera initial · Vesperti initial

  • Vespermireor

    Vesper evening + mireor mirror

    evening mirror

  • Vespermantel

    Vesper evening + mantel cloak

    evening cloak

  • Vesperfermail

    Vesper evening + fermail clasp

    evening clasp

  • Pratsoir

    Prat meadow + soir evening

    meadow evening

  • Gradsoir

    Grad step + soir evening

    step evening

  • Lampadsoir

    Lampad torch + soir evening

    torch evening

  • Vesperamanche

    Vespera evening + manche sleeve

    evening sleeve

  • Vesperabise

    Vespera evening + bise north wind

    evening north wind

  • Vesperaporte

    Vespera evening + porte gate

    evening gate

  • Vesperticertamen

    Vesperti evening + certamen contest

    evening contest

  • Vespertivinculum

    Vesperti evening + vinculum bond

    evening bond

  • Vespertiaurum

    Vesperti evening + aurum gold

    evening gold

Necromancer


Tabletop

Vespe initial · Hesper initial · Sera initial

  • Vespequill

    Vespe evening + quill feather pen

    evening feather pen

  • Vespepall

    Vespe evening + pall bier cloth

    evening bier cloth

  • Vespethrall

    Vespe evening + thrall bondsman

    evening bondsman

  • Hesperluna

    Hesper evening + luna moon

    evening moon

  • Hespersorra

    Hesper evening + sorra woe

    evening woe

  • Hesperwinna

    Hesper evening + winna wind

    evening wind

  • Seramarra

    Sera evening + marra withered

    evening withered

  • Serasenna

    Sera evening + senna sleep

    evening sleep

  • Serasolva

    Sera evening + solva loosening

    evening loosening

Bard


Tabletop

Sera initial · Seria initial

  • Seraval

    Sera evening + val vale

    evening vale

  • Seralien

    Sera evening + lien binding

    evening binding

  • Seratour

    Sera evening + tour turn

    evening turn

  • Serialaine

    Seria evening + laine song

    evening song

  • Seriamara

    Seria evening + mara sea

    evening sea

  • Seriasette

    Seria evening + sette seven

    evening seven

Phoenix


Creatures

Hespero initial · Hesperi initial

  • Hesperoxenos

    Hespero evening + xenos guest

    evening guest

  • Hesperoporos

    Hespero evening + poros passage

    evening passage

  • Hesperodromos

    Hespero evening + dromos course

    evening course

  • Hesperisthenia

    Hesperi evening + sthenia might

    evening might

  • Hesperilyta

    Hesperi evening + lyta released

    evening released

  • Hesperimorphe

    Hesperi evening + morphe form

    evening form

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Evren initial · Vesprel initial

  • Evrenorin

    Evren evening + orin enclosed

    evening enclosed

  • Evreneon

    Evren evening + eon ageless

    evening ageless

  • Evrenitor

    Evren evening + itor going

    evening going

  • Vesprelalis

    Vesprel evening + alis bound

    evening bound

  • Vesprelumen

    Vesprel evening + umen thought

    evening thought

  • Vesprelyre

    Vesprel evening + yre flame

    evening flame

Wizard


People

Ev initial · Evra initial

  • Evtar

    Ev evening + tar fire

    evening fire

  • Evvael

    Ev evening + vael word

    evening word

  • Evic

    Ev evening + ic bound

    evening bound

  • Evralune

    Evra evening + lune moon

    evening moon

  • Evrasana

    Evra evening + sana blessing

    evening blessing

  • Evraeth

    Evra evening + eth breath

    evening breath

Band


Music

Western initial

  • Western Chapels

    Western evening + chapels little cloaks

    evening little cloaks

  • Western Satellites

    Western evening + satellites attendants

    evening attendants

  • Western Typewriters

    Western evening + typewriters hammers on paper

    evening hammers on paper

Centaur


Creatures

Hespero initial

  • Hesperochlaina

    Hespero evening + chlaina cloak

    evening cloak

  • Hesperokorymbe

    Hespero evening + korymbe berry cluster

    evening berry cluster

  • Hesperoboteira

    Hespero evening + boteira herdswoman

    evening herdswoman

D&D


Tabletop

Hesp initial

  • Hespdriel

    Hesp evening + driel crowned

    evening crowned

  • Hespvin

    Hesp evening + vin victory

    evening victory

  • Hespquin

    Hesp evening + quin queen

    evening queen

Dragon


Creatures

Vespyra initial

  • Vespyrazyr

    Vespyra evening + zyr glint

    evening glint

  • Vespyranar

    Vespyra evening + nar fire

    evening fire

  • Vespyravyth

    Vespyra evening + vyth song

    evening song

Elf


Fantasy races

Even initial

  • Evenweaver

    Even evening + weaver thread-joiner

    evening thread-joiner

  • Evenflower

    Even evening + flower open bloom

    evening open bloom

  • Evenglade

    Even evening + glade forest clearing

    evening forest clearing

God


Creatures

Vesper initial

  • Vesperara

    Vesper evening + ara throne

    evening of the throne

  • Vesperlitha

    Vesper evening + litha stone

    evening of the stone

  • Vesperlona

    Vesper evening + lona long night

    evening of the long night

Horse


People

Vesper initial

  • Vesper Mist

    Vesper evening + mist thin fog

    evening thin fog

  • Vesper Secret

    Vesper evening + secret kept hidden

    evening kept hidden

  • Vesper Stone

    Vesper evening + stone solid rock

    evening solid rock

Paladin


Tabletop

Sera initial

  • Seragena

    Sera evening + gena born

    evening born

  • Seravina

    Sera evening + vina vow

    evening vow

  • Seratessa

    Sera evening + tessa harvest

    evening harvest

Ship


Objects

Western initial

  • Western Guardian

    Western evening + guardian one who shields

    evening one who shields

  • Western Enterprise

    Western evening + enterprise undertaking

    evening undertaking

  • Western Maiden

    Western evening + maiden unwed girl

    evening unwed girl

Vampire


Creatures

Vesper initial

  • Vesperski

    Vesper evening + ski noble

    evening noble

  • Vespergrav

    Vesper evening + grav count

    evening count

  • Vesperstadt

    Vesper evening + stadt town

    evening town

Villain


People

Vesper initial

  • Vesperthorn

    Vesper evening + thorn sharp spine

    evening sharp spine

  • Vesperwraith

    Vesper evening + wraith ghostly double

    evening ghostly double

  • Vesperlace

    Vesper evening + lace snare thread

    evening snare thread

Witch


People

Vesp initial

  • Vespanna

    Vesp evening + anna grace

    evening grace

  • Vespida

    Vesp evening + ida labour

    evening labour

  • Vespis

    Vesp evening + is knowing

    evening knowing

Senses that travel together

See also

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