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“field”

25 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. They split 11 to 14 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, German, has 3.

German


Real world

Acker initial · Feld initial · kamp final

  • Ackerbaum

    Acker field + baum tree

    field tree

  • Ackerhagen

    Acker field + hagen enclosure

    field enclosure

  • Ackerschneider

    Acker field + schneider tailor

    field tailor

  • Feldkamp

    Feld field + kamp field

    field field

  • Feldhaus

    Feld field + haus house

    field house

  • Feldhagen

    Feld field + hagen enclosure

    field enclosure

  • Weisskamp

    Weiss white + kamp field

    white field

  • Eichkamp

    Eich oak + kamp field

    oak field

  • Steinkamp

    Stein stone + kamp field

    stone field

Scottish


Real world

Dail initial · Auch initial · Dal initial

  • Daildale

    Dail field + dale dell

    field dell

  • Dailrig

    Dail field + rig ridge

    field ridge

  • Dailholm

    Dail field + holm islet

    field islet

  • Auchfada

    Auch field + fada long

    field long

  • Auchbane

    Auch field + bane white

    field white

  • Auchford

    Auch field + ford crossing

    field crossing

  • Dalfell

    Dal field + fell mountain

    field mountain

  • Dalbane

    Dal field + bane white

    field white

  • Dalay

    Dal field + ay isle

    field isle

Vampire


Creatures

feld final · Polna initial · polje final

  • Dragfeld

    Drag precious + feld field

    precious-field

  • Gostfeld

    Gost guest + feld field

    guest-field

  • Reichfeld

    Reich realm + feld field

    realm-field

  • Polnaescu

    Polna field + escu descendant

    field-descendant

  • Polnaquelle

    Polna field + quelle spring

    field-spring

  • Polnavich

    Polna field + vich son

    field-son

  • Branapolje

    Brana gate + polje field

    gate-field

  • Ploipolje

    Ploi rain + polje field

    rain-field

  • Satpolje

    Sat village + polje field

    village-field

Celtic


Real world

magos final · maga final

  • Deuomagos

    Deuo god + magos field

    god field

  • Litanomagos

    Litano broad + magos field

    broad field

  • Caromagos

    Caro dear + magos field

    dear field

  • Deuomaga

    Deuo god + maga field

    god field

  • Leucomaga

    Leuco shining + maga field

    shining field

  • Lanomaga

    Lano plain + maga field

    plain field

Giant


Creatures

vangar final · vanga final

  • Cavarnvangar

    Cavarn cavern + vangar field

    cavern field

  • Marbalvangar

    Marbal marble + vangar field

    marble field

  • Frosvalvangar

    Frosval permafrost + vangar field

    permafrost field

  • Fornilvanga

    Fornil old forest + vanga field

    old forest field

  • Gramnilvanga

    Gramnil granite + vanga field

    granite field

  • Marbilvanga

    Marbil marble + vanga field

    marble field

Welsh


Real world

Cae initial · Maes initial

  • Caeddol

    Cae field + ddol dale

    field dale

  • Caenant

    Cae field + nant stream

    field stream

  • Caefawr

    Cae field + fawr big

    field big

  • Maesaur

    Maes field + aur golden

    field golden

  • Maesdeg

    Maes field + deg fair

    field fair

  • Maesfynydd

    Maes field + fynydd upland

    field upland

Alien


Creatures

mora final

  • Thoamora

    Thoa warm + mora field

    warm field

  • Zehmora

    Zeh first + mora field

    first field

  • Khaamora

    Khaa cold + mora field

    cold field

Banshee


Creatures

pairce final

  • Gealapairce

    Geala bright + pairce field

    bright field

  • Liathapairce

    Liatha grey + pairce field

    grey field

  • Duibhepairce

    Duibhe blackness + pairce field

    blackness field

Castle


Objects

champ final

  • Courchamp

    Cour short + champ field

    short field

  • Bonchamp

    Bon good + champ field

    good field

  • Fresnechamp

    Fresne ash tree + champ field

    ash tree field

Centaur


Creatures

agros final

  • Kentroagros

    Kentro goad + agros field

    goad field

  • Lithoagros

    Litho stone + agros field

    stone field

  • Elaphoagros

    Elapho deer + agros field

    deer field

D&D


Tabletop

Mae initial

  • Maespira

    Mae field + spira hope

    field hope

  • Maelyn

    Mae field + lyn lake

    field lake

  • Maenera

    Mae field + nera dark

    field dark

French


Real world

Champ initial

  • Champtour

    Champ field + tour tower

    field tower

  • Champpierre

    Champ field + pierre stone

    field stone

  • Champroy

    Champ field + roy king

    field king

Irish


Real world

Agh initial

  • Aghcurragh

    Agh field + curragh marsh

    field marsh

  • Aghower

    Agh field + ower sallow

    field sallow

  • Aghinver

    Agh field + inver estuary

    field estuary

Japanese


Real world

no final

  • Naono

    Nao honest + no field

    honest field

  • Yasuno

    Yasu peaceful + no field

    peaceful field

  • Haruno

    Haru spring + no field

    spring field

Knight


People

champ final

  • Fontchamp

    Font spring + champ field

    spring field

  • Hautchamp

    Haut high + champ field

    high field

  • Malchamp

    Mal ill + champ field

    ill field

Unicorn


Creatures

champ final

  • Saltchamp

    Salt leap + champ field

    leap field

  • Roschamp

    Ros dew + champ field

    dew field

  • Caelchamp

    Cael sky + champ field

    sky field

Senses that travel together

See also

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