“island”
20 fragments across 13 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
¶They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Island carries the most, with 7 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
ey final · ay final · oy final · sey final · inch final · innis final · inish final
- Sailey
Sail spread canvas + ey island
spread canvas island
- Mistey
Mist fine haze + ey island
fine haze island
- Eiderey
Eider eider ducks + ey island
eider ducks island
- Foamay
Foam sea froth + ay island
sea froth island
- Galeay
Gale strong wind + ay island
strong wind island
- Pearlay
Pearl sea gem + ay island
sea gem island
- Gannetoy
Gannet gannets + oy island
gannets island
- Selkieoy
Selkie seal folk + oy island
seal folk island
- Inneroy
Inner nearer the shore + oy island
nearer the shore island
- Mastsey
Mast ship's spar + sey island
ship's spar island
- Surfsey
Surf breaking waves + sey island
breaking waves island
- Langsey
Lang long + sey island
long island
Innis initial · ey final
- Innismoss
Innis island + moss bog
island bog
- Innisrig
Innis island + rig ridge
island ridge
- Innisfell
Innis island + fell hill
island hill
- Aberey
Aber river mouth + ey island
river mouth island
- Croftey
Croft smallholding + ey island
smallholding island
- Knockey
Knock hill + ey island
hill island
oilean final
- Ailloilean
Aill cliff + oilean island
cliff island
- Fannoilean
Fann feeble + oilean island
feeble island
- Fuaroilean
Fuar cold + oilean island
cold island
Isle initial
- Isleforge
Isle island + forge smith's fire
island smith's fire
- Isleravelin
Isle island + ravelin triangular outwork
island triangular outwork
- Islecastell
Isle island + castell stone castle
island stone castle
Isle initial
- Islewend
Isle island + wend path
island path
- Islewake
Isle island + wake trailing track
island trailing track
- Islemere
Isle island + mere lake
island lake
Moku initial
- Mokukai
Moku island + kai seaward
seaward island
- Mokuiki
Moku island + iki small
small island
- Mokuhiwa
Moku island + hiwa precious
precious island
Inish initial
- Inishboy
Inish island + boy yellow
island yellow
- Inishaird
Inish island + aird high
island high
- Inishgarry
Inish island + garry garden
island garden
shima final
- Suzushima
Suzu bell + shima island
bell island
- Yamashima
Yama mountain + shima island
mountain island
- Yoshishima
Yoshi good + shima island
good island
holm final
- Corholm
Cor heart + holm island
heart island
- Valderholm
Valder power + holm island
power island
- Halderholm
Halder steadfast + holm island
steadfast island
Eyja initial
- Eyjareid
Eyja island + reid riding
island riding
- Eyjafylgja
Eyja island + fylgja attendant spirit
island attendant spirit
- Eyjaskima
Eyja island + skima gleam
island gleam
nesos final
- Aurnesos
Aur gold + nesos island
gold island
- Montnesos
Mont mountain + nesos island
mountain island
- Externnesos
Extern outer + nesos island
outer island
Ey initial
- Eythor
Ey island + thor thunder
island thunder
- Eyvard
Ey island + vard guardian
island guardian
- Eyulf
Ey island + ulf wolf
island wolf
Ynys initial
- Ynysael
Ynys island + ael eyebrow
island eyebrow
- Ynysbren
Ynys island + bren king
island king
- Ynysdref
Ynys island + dref steading
island steading
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “island”. 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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