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“land”

30 fragments across 13 traditions carry this sense. 22 of them close a name against 8 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. Country carries the most, with 17 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Country


Objects

ia final · iya final · ana final · ena final · ina final · ona final · una final · alia final · elia final · olia final · ulia final · ilia final · ica final · ika final · landia final · terra final · terre final

  • Rupia

    Rup cliff + ia land

    cliff land

  • Cisia

    Cis near side + ia land

    near side land

  • Arenia

    Aren sand + ia land

    sand land

  • Vetiya

    Vet old + iya land

    old land

  • Caeriya

    Caer blue + iya land

    blue land

  • Argentiya

    Argent silver + iya land

    silver land

  • Altana

    Alt high + ana land

    high land

  • Borana

    Bor north + ana land

    north land

  • Cervana

    Cerv deer + ana land

    deer land

  • Transena

    Trans across + ena land

    across land

  • Nemena

    Nem sacred grove + ena land

    sacred grove land

  • Arenena

    Aren sand + ena land

    sand land

Knight


People

Lam initial · Lan initial

  • Lamon

    Lam land + on great

    land great

  • Lambert

    Lam land + bert bright

    land bright

  • Lamrich

    Lam land + rich ruler

    land ruler

  • Lanhild

    Lan land + hild battle

    land battle

  • Lanel

    Lan land + el little

    land little

  • Lanaume

    Lan land + aume helmet

    land helmet

Banshee


Creatures

tir final

  • Sioctir

    Sioc hoarfrost + tir land

    hoarfrost land

  • Brastir

    Bras swift + tir land

    swift land

  • Garbhtir

    Garbh rough + tir land

    rough land

Bard


Tabletop

lande final

  • Valolande

    Valo valour + lande land

    valour land

  • Arilande

    Ari melody + lande land

    melody land

  • Rimalande

    Rima rhyme + lande land

    rhyme land

D&D


Tabletop

dor final

  • Baldor

    Bal strength + dor land

    strength land

  • Caeldor

    Cael sky + dor land

    sky land

  • Zardor

    Zar flame + dor land

    flame land

Druid


Tabletop

Tirra initial

  • Tirraseed

    Tirra land + seed sown grain

    land sown grain

  • Tirraflower

    Tirra land + flower plant bloom

    land plant bloom

  • Tirrathistle

    Tirra land + thistle prickly weed

    land prickly weed

Elf


Fantasy races

Dor initial

  • Dorwain

    Dor land + wain wind

    land wind

  • Dortir

    Dor land + tir watch

    land watch

  • Dorthir

    Dor land + thir gaze

    land gaze

French


Real world

Lam initial

  • Lambaud

    Lam land + baud bold

    land bold

  • Lamaut

    Lam land + aut rule

    land rule

  • Lamart

    Lam land + art hardy

    land hardy

Griffin


Creatures

landa final

  • Silvalanda

    Silva forest + landa land

    forest land

  • Bellalanda

    Bella war + landa land

    war land

  • Dextralanda

    Dextra right hand + landa land

    right hand land

Irish


Real world

Tir initial

  • Tircurragh

    Tir land + curragh marsh

    land marsh

  • Tirbeg

    Tir land + beg small

    land small

  • Tirbo

    Tir land + bo cow

    land cow

Japanese


Real world

Riku initial

  • Rikukumo

    Riku land + kumo cloud

    land cloud

  • Rikunami

    Riku land + nami wave

    land wave

  • Rikutani

    Riku land + tani valley

    land valley

Planet


Objects

ia final

  • Sideria

    Sider constellation + ia land

    constellation land

  • Gravia

    Grav heavy + ia land

    heavy land

  • Noctia

    Noct night + ia land

    night land

Welsh


Real world

Tir initial

  • Tirfynydd

    Tir land + fynydd upland

    land upland

  • Tirlwyn

    Tir land + lwyn grove

    land grove

  • Tirborth

    Tir land + borth harbour

    land harbour

Senses that travel together

See also

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