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“grove”

20 fragments across 14 traditions carry this sense. 15 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 6 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, Japanese, has 3.

Japanese


Real world

rin final · Hayashi initial · bayashi final

  • Sachirin

    Sachi happiness + rin grove

    happiness grove

  • Harurin

    Haru spring + rin grove

    spring grove

  • Shizurin

    Shizu quiet + rin grove

    quiet grove

  • Hayashimoto

    Hayashi grove + moto origin

    grove origin

  • Hayashisaki

    Hayashi grove + saki cape

    grove cape

  • Hayashisawa

    Hayashi grove + sawa marsh

    grove marsh

  • Sugibayashi

    Sugi cedar + bayashi grove

    cedar grove

  • Ishibayashi

    Ishi stone + bayashi grove

    stone grove

  • Kanebayashi

    Kane metal + bayashi grove

    metal grove

Unicorn


Creatures

Nem initial · Nemori initial · nemus final

  • Nemfer

    Nem grove + fer iron

    grove iron

  • Nemval

    Nem grove + val valley

    grove valley

  • Nemprel

    Nem grove + prel meadow

    grove meadow

  • Nemorioraculum

    Nemori grove + oraculum oracle

    grove oracle

  • Nemorimare

    Nemori grove + mare the sea

    grove the sea

  • Nemorivulnus

    Nemori grove + vulnus wound

    grove wound

  • Radinemus

    Radi ray + nemus grove

    ray grove

  • Marmorinemus

    Marmori marble + nemus grove

    marble grove

  • Silvestrinemus

    Silvestri woodland + nemus grove

    woodland grove

Elf


Fantasy races

thal final · Thia initial

  • Cyrthal

    Cyr wind + thal grove

    wind grove

  • Amrithal

    Amri jewel + thal grove

    jewel grove

  • Halthal

    Hal river + thal grove

    river grove

  • Thiavien

    Thia grove + vien life

    grove life

  • Thialume

    Thia grove + lume light

    grove light

  • Thiasae

    Thia grove + sae blessing

    grove blessing

Welsh


Real world

lwyn final · Llwyn initial

  • Tallwyn

    Tal brow + lwyn grove

    brow grove

  • Tirlwyn

    Tir land + lwyn grove

    land grove

  • Carlwyn

    Car love + lwyn grove

    love grove

  • Llwynborth

    Llwyn grove + borth harbour

    grove harbour

  • Llwynuchaf

    Llwyn grove + uchaf upper

    grove upper

  • Llwynallt

    Llwyn grove + allt hillside

    grove hillside

Bard


Tabletop

hain final

  • Pavohain

    Pavo peacock + hain grove

    peacock grove

  • Solohain

    Solo alone + hain grove

    alone grove

  • Nevohain

    Nevo new + hain grove

    new grove

Celtic


Real world

nemeson final

  • Morinemeson

    Mori sea + nemeson grove

    sea grove

  • Ritunemeson

    Ritu ford + nemeson grove

    ford grove

  • Segonemeson

    Sego strong + nemeson grove

    strong grove

Centaur


Creatures

alsos final

  • Lithoalsos

    Litho stone + alsos grove

    stone grove

  • Dryoalsos

    Dryo oak + alsos grove

    oak grove

  • Bathyalsos

    Bathy deep + alsos grove

    deep grove

Dwarf


Fantasy races

lund final

  • Jarnlund

    Jarn iron + lund grove

    iron grove

  • Nidlund

    Nid nether + lund grove

    nether grove

  • Gardlund

    Gard enclosure + lund grove

    enclosure grove

Kingdom


Objects

lund final

  • Fenlund

    Fen marsh + lund grove

    marsh grove

  • Draklund

    Drak dragon + lund grove

    dragon grove

  • Verlund

    Ver spring + lund grove

    spring grove

Knight


People

londe final

  • Chaslonde

    Chas hunt + londe grove

    hunt grove

  • Saultlonde

    Sault leap + londe grove

    leap grove

  • Rochelonde

    Roche rock + londe grove

    rock grove

Planet


Objects

etum final

  • Decetum

    Dec tenth + etum grove

    tenth grove

  • Ateretum

    Ater black + etum grove

    black grove

  • Fractetum

    Fract broken + etum grove

    broken grove

Superhero


People

grave final

  • Caldgrave

    Cald cold + grave grove

    cold grove

  • Ashgrave

    Ash ash tree + grave grove

    ash tree grove

  • Ravensgrave

    Ravens raven + grave grove

    raven grove

Vampire


Creatures

hain final

  • Kamenhain

    Kamen stone + hain grove

    stone-grove

  • Luphain

    Lup wolf + hain grove

    wolf-grove

  • Zamokhain

    Zamok keep + hain grove

    keep-grove

Witch


People

grave final

  • Haskgrave

    Hask husk + grave grove

    husk grove

  • Woldgrave

    Wold forest upland + grave grove

    forest upland grove

  • Hawgrave

    Haw hawthorn + grave grove

    hawthorn grove

Senses that travel together

See also

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