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“gate”

23 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 16 of them close a name against 7 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

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 3.

God


Creatures

Dor initial · gath final · enna final

  • Dorkar

    Dor gate + kar hand

    gate of the hand

  • Doreth

    Dor gate + eth breath

    gate of the breath

  • Dortel

    Dor gate + tel distance

    gate of the distance

  • Akgath

    Ak edge + gath gate

    edge of the gate

  • Vorgath

    Vor devourer + gath gate

    devourer of the gate

  • Lumgath

    Lum lantern + gath gate

    lantern of the gate

  • Sarenna

    Sar star + enna gate

    star of the gate

  • Ilenna

    Il light + enna gate

    light of the gate

  • Dhurenna

    Dhur endurance + enna gate

    endurance of the gate

Barbarian


Tabletop

dorr final · dorra final

  • Mokkdorr

    Mokk mocked + dorr gate

    mocked the gate

  • Torvdorr

    Torv took + dorr gate

    took the gate

  • Halddorr

    Hald held + dorr gate

    held the gate

  • Skeladorra

    Skela skinned + dorra gate

    skinned the gate

  • Brukadorra

    Bruka burned + dorra gate

    burned the gate

  • Fannadorra

    Fanna caught + dorra gate

    caught the gate

Celtic


Real world

Duro initial · duros final

  • Duroritus

    Duro gate + ritus ford

    gate ford

  • Duroanextlos

    Duro gate + anextlos protection

    gate protection

  • Duroviros

    Duro gate + viros man

    gate man

  • Brigoduros

    Brigo eminence + duros gate

    eminence gate

  • Lanoduros

    Lano plain + duros gate

    plain gate

  • Duroduros

    Duro gate + duros gate

    gate gate

Demon


Creatures

ak final · aka final

  • Urzhak

    Urzh hatred + ak gate

    hatred of the gate

  • Zhorvak

    Zhorv worm + ak gate

    worm of the gate

  • Barzak

    Barz iron + ak gate

    iron of the gate

  • Zurnaka

    Zurn coal + aka gate

    coal of the gate

  • Feshaka

    Fesh fever + aka gate

    fever of the gate

  • Peskaka

    Pesk plague + aka gate

    plague of the gate

Vampire


Creatures

Brana initial · tor final

  • Branastieg

    Brana gate + stieg path

    gate-path

  • Branaberg

    Brana gate + berg mountain

    gate-mountain

  • Branaquelle

    Brana gate + quelle spring

    gate-spring

  • Polnator

    Polna field + tor gate

    field-gate

  • Skaltor

    Skal rock + tor gate

    rock-gate

  • Sentor

    Sen dream + tor gate

    dream-gate

Wizard


People

Dor initial · Dora initial

  • Dorius

    Dor gate + ius learned

    gate learned

  • Doryr

    Dor gate + yr age

    gate age

  • Dorthys

    Dor gate + thys depth

    gate depth

  • Doraisse

    Dora gate + isse whisper

    gate whisper

  • Doraia

    Dora gate + ia daughter

    gate daughter

  • Dorabell

    Dora gate + bell ringing brass

    gate ringing brass

Alien


Creatures

shen final

  • Hlarshen

    Hlar green + shen gate

    green gate

  • Tlenshen

    Tlen ash + shen gate

    ash gate

  • Nokhshen

    Nokh dark + shen gate

    dark gate

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

Orth initial

  • Orthruk

    Orth gate + ruk rough

    gate rough

  • Orthvan

    Orth gate + van first

    gate first

  • Orthzak

    Orth gate + zak striking

    gate striking

Drow


Fantasy races

azzon final

  • Ulthazzon

    Ulth underneath + azzon gate

    underneath gate

  • Urthazzon

    Urth bedrock + azzon gate

    bedrock gate

  • Velthazzon

    Velth veined + azzon gate

    veined gate

Dwarf


Fantasy races

Dor initial

  • Dorar

    Dor gate + ar warrior

    gate warrior

  • Dorglim

    Dor gate + glim glimmer

    gate glimmer

  • Dorvald

    Dor gate + vald rule

    gate rule

French


Real world

porte final

  • Vertporte

    Vert green + porte gate

    green gate

  • Champporte

    Champ field + porte gate

    field gate

  • Courporte

    Cour courtyard + porte gate

    courtyard gate

Kraken


Creatures

hlid final

  • Keldahlid

    Kelda spring + hlid gate

    spring gate

  • Djupahlid

    Djupa deepened + hlid gate

    deepened gate

  • Eisahlid

    Eisa glowing ember + hlid gate

    glowing ember gate

Minotaur


Creatures

pyle final

  • Alkapyle

    Alka strong + pyle gate

    strong gate

  • Glaukepyle

    Glauke gleaming grey + pyle gate

    gleaming grey gate

  • Melainapyle

    Melaina black + pyle gate

    black gate

Phoenix


Creatures

pyle final

  • Teleiopyle

    Teleio perfect + pyle gate

    perfect gate

  • Zoogonopyle

    Zoogono quickening + pyle gate

    quickening gate

  • Chilietopyle

    Chilieto thousand-year + pyle gate

    thousand-year gate

Town


Objects

yate final

  • Dryyate

    Dry parched + yate gate

    parched gate

  • Milleryate

    Miller miller's + yate gate

    miller's gate

  • Bullyate

    Bull bulls + yate gate

    bulls gate

Unicorn


Creatures

porte final

  • Quietaporte

    Quieta still + porte gate

    still gate

  • Candidaporte

    Candida shining white + porte gate

    shining white gate

  • Feraporte

    Fera wild + porte gate

    wild gate

Senses that travel together

See also

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