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“horn”

20 fragments across 12 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 12 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 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, Celtic, has 3.

Celtic


Real world

Carno initial · carnos final · carna final

  • Carnoelus

    Carno horn + elus many

    horn many

  • Carnonemetos

    Carno horn + nemetos sacred

    horn sacred

  • Carnogabros

    Carno horn + gabros goat

    horn goat

  • Dubnocarnos

    Dubno deep + carnos horn

    deep horn

  • Lamacarnos

    Lama hand + carnos horn

    hand horn

  • Tigernocarnos

    Tigerno lord + carnos horn

    lord horn

  • Mandocarna

    Mando pony + carna horn

    pony horn

  • Tegocarna

    Tego house + carna horn

    house horn

  • Senocarna

    Seno old + carna horn

    old horn

Unicorn


Creatures

Corn initial · corne final · cornu final

  • Cornanel

    Corn horn + anel ring

    horn ring

  • Cornroc

    Corn horn + roc rock

    horn rock

  • Corngel

    Corn horn + gel frost

    horn frost

  • Puracorne

    Pura pure + corne horn

    pure horn

  • Piacorne

    Pia dutiful + corne horn

    dutiful horn

  • Glaciacorne

    Glacia icy + corne horn

    icy horn

  • Salubricornu

    Salubri wholesome + cornu horn

    wholesome horn

  • Vernalicornu

    Vernali springtime + cornu horn

    springtime horn

  • Placidicornu

    Placidi calm + cornu horn

    calm horn

Dragon


Creatures

thryx final · thyx final

  • Alazarthryx

    Alazar flame + thryx horn

    flame horn

  • Caldrathryx

    Caldra heat + thryx horn

    heat horn

  • Cyraxthryx

    Cyrax storm + thryx horn

    storm horn

  • Xandrathyx

    Xandra gold + thyx horn

    gold horn

  • Azyrathyx

    Azyra venom + thyx horn

    venom horn

  • Aelyrathyx

    Aelyra dawn + thyx horn

    dawn horn

Griffin


Creatures

Cornu initial · Cornua initial

  • Cornuhild

    Cornu horn + hild combat

    horn combat

  • Cornuald

    Cornu horn + ald old

    horn old

  • Cornumund

    Cornu horn + mund protection

    horn protection

  • Cornuagilda

    Cornua horn + gilda tribute

    horn tribute

  • Cornuahild

    Cornua horn + hild combat

    horn combat

  • Cornuarada

    Cornua horn + rada counsel

    horn counsel

Minotaur


Creatures

Kerato initial · keras final

  • Keratophthoros

    Kerato horn + phthoros destruction

    horn destruction

  • Keratokerkos

    Kerato horn + kerkos tail

    horn tail

  • Keratonomos

    Kerato horn + nomos herdsman

    horn herdsman

  • Thymokeras

    Thymo spirit + keras horn

    spirit horn

  • Onychokeras

    Onycho claw + keras horn

    claw horn

  • Helicokeras

    Helico spiral + keras horn

    spiral horn

Roman


Real world

cornelius final · Cornelia initial

  • Fortunatus Cornelius

    Fortunatus favoured by fortune + cornelius horn

    favoured by fortune, horn

  • Nonus Cornelius

    Nonus ninth + cornelius horn

    ninth, horn

  • Spurius Cornelius

    Spurius fatherless + cornelius horn

    fatherless, horn

  • Cornelia Festa

    Cornelia horn + festa festal

    horn, festal

  • Cornelia Magna

    Cornelia horn + magna great

    horn, great

  • Cornelia Celsa

    Cornelia horn + celsa lofty

    horn, lofty

Angel


Creatures

Shofra initial

  • Shofravai

    Shofra horn + vai of the breath

    horn of the breath

  • Shoframur

    Shofra horn + mur of the myrrh

    horn of the myrrh

  • Shofraron

    Shofra horn + ron of the throne

    horn of the throne

Demon


Creatures

Hurn initial

  • Hurnosk

    Hurn horn + osk gloom

    horn of the gloom

  • Hurnux

    Hurn horn + ux husk

    horn of the husk

  • Hurnird

    Hurn horn + ird ore

    horn of the ore

Giant


Creatures

horna final

  • Cavithhorna

    Cavith cavern + horna horn

    cavern horn

  • Eldrithhorna

    Eldrith long winter + horna horn

    long winter horn

  • Stalvirhorna

    Stalvir steel + horna horn

    steel horn

Mountain


Objects

corno final

  • Leadcorno

    Lead heavy grey metal + corno horn

    heavy grey metal horn

  • Eaglecorno

    Eagle eagles + corno horn

    eagles horn

  • Marblecorno

    Marble polished limestone + corno horn

    polished limestone horn

Orc


Fantasy races

gorn final

  • Boggorn

    Bog swamp + gorn horn

    swamp horn

  • Snaggorn

    Snag snare + gorn horn

    snare horn

  • Gorgorn

    Gor gore + gorn horn

    gore horn

Wizard


People

orn final

  • Elmorn

    Elm shade tree + orn horn

    shade tree horn

  • Silorn

    Sil silence + orn horn

    silence horn

  • Caelorn

    Cael sky + orn horn

    sky horn

Senses that travel together

See also

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