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“little one”

12 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. Every one of them closes a name — this is a sense traditions reach for at the end, not the beginning.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from fantasy races 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, Dog, has 3.

Dog


People

a final · ah final · o final

  • Coppera

    Copper reddish metal + a little one

    reddish metal little one

  • Rusta

    Rust red decay + a little one

    red decay little one

  • Vala

    Val strong + a little one

    strong little one

  • Wolfah

    Wolf grey wolf + ah little one

    grey wolf little one

  • Duskah

    Dusk failing light + ah little one

    failing light little one

  • Mossah

    Moss bog growth + ah little one

    bog growth little one

  • Bramo

    Bram bramble + o little one

    bramble little one

  • Pipo

    Pip seed + o little one

    seed little one

  • Russo

    Russ russet + o little one

    russet little one

Fairy


Fantasy races

kin final · belle final

  • Mosskin

    Moss green cushion + kin little one

    green cushion little one

  • Loamkin

    Loam rich soil + kin little one

    rich soil little one

  • Knapkin

    Knap knapweed + kin little one

    knapweed little one

  • Sagebelle

    Sage healing herb + belle little one

    healing herb little one

  • Yarrowbelle

    Yarrow wound herb + belle little one

    wound herb little one

  • Nettlebelle

    Nettle stinging herb + belle little one

    stinging herb little one

Halfling


Fantasy races

kin final · ella final

  • Wilkin

    Wil willow + kin little one

    willow little one

  • Sloekin

    Sloe blackthorn + kin little one

    blackthorn little one

  • Tamkin

    Tam homely + kin little one

    homely little one

  • Blosella

    Blos blossom + ella little one

    blossom little one

  • Damella

    Dam damson + ella little one

    damson little one

  • Fernella

    Fern bracken + ella little one

    bracken little one

Cat


People

a final

  • Apricota

    Apricot early ripe + a little one

    early ripe little one

  • Prima

    Prim primrose + a little one

    primrose little one

  • Cinnamona

    Cinnamon spice bark + a little one

    spice bark little one

Gnome


Fantasy races

ella final

  • Gimmelella

    Gimmel twinning + ella little one

    twinning little one

  • Gullikella

    Gullik gulping + ella little one

    gulping little one

  • Flittelella

    Flittel flittering + ella little one

    flittering little one

Greek


Real world

akos final

  • Kyrakos

    Kyr lord + akos little one

    little one lord

  • Athanasakos

    Athanas deathless + akos little one

    little one deathless

  • Siderakos

    Sider iron + akos little one

    little one iron

Mermaid


Creatures

ina final

  • Kaelisina

    Kaelis flow + ina little one

    flow little one

  • Verelina

    Verel green water + ina little one

    green water little one

  • Opalisina

    Opalis opal + ina little one

    opal little one

Roman


Real world

illus final

  • Fuscillus

    Fusc dark + illus little one

    the dark little one

  • Placillus

    Plac calm + illus little one

    the calm little one

  • Verillus

    Ver true + illus little one

    the true little one

Senses that travel together

See also

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