“little”
71 fragments across 22 traditions carry this sense. 66 of them close a name against 5 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.
Across the traditions
¶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. French carries the most, with 23 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
eau final · el final · elet final · elin final · elot final · et final · ichon final · in final · inet final · inot final · on final · ot final · elette final · eline final · elle final · elotte final · ette final · iette final · ine final · inette final · onne final · onnette final · otte final
- Laureau
Laur laurel + eau little
laurel little
- Ludeau
Lud renowned + eau little
renowned little
- Gereau
Ger spear + eau little
spear little
- Romel
Rom of Rome + el little
of Rome little
- Paulel
Paul small + el little
small little
- Thibel
Thib people + el little
people little
- Grimelet
Grim mask + elet little
mask little
- Lucelet
Luc light + elet little
light little
- Rayelet
Ray counsel + elet little
counsel little
- Gerelin
Ger spear + elin little
spear little
- Norelin
Nor north + elin little
north little
- Huelin
Hu mind + elin little
mind little
et final · in final · eline final · elle final · ette final · ine final · sette final · ain final · el final · ot final
- Waret
War guard + et little
guard little
- Walet
Wal rule + et little
rule little
- Giset
Gis pledge + et little
pledge little
- Aimin
Aim home + in little
home little
- Gunin
Gun war + in little
war little
- Warin
War guard + in little
guard little
- Wyneline
Wyn joy + eline little
joy little
- Avaeline
Ava desired + eline little
desired little
- Joheline
Joh grace + eline little
grace little
- Hildelle
Hild battle + elle little
battle little
- Mahelle
Mah might + elle little
might little
- Isenelle
Isen iron + elle little
iron little
an final · aun final · een final · in final · nat final · nait final
- Rigan
Rig king + an little
king little
- Began
Beg small + an little
small little
- Banan
Ban white + an little
white little
- Fiannaun
Fiann warrior band + aun little
warrior band little
- Fiachaun
Fiach raven + aun little
raven little
- Buaaun
Bua victory + aun little
victory little
- Faeleen
Fael wolf + een little
wolf little
- Brackeen
Brack speckled + een little
speckled little
- Suleen
Sul eye + een little
eye little
- Aenin
Aen one + in little
one little
- Lorcin
Lorc fierce + in little
fierce little
- Sulin
Sul eye + in little
eye little
an final · ie final · ock final · ag final · ina final
- Finan
Fin white + an little
white little
- Rossan
Ross headland + an little
headland little
- Conan
Con hound + an little
hound little
- Thorie
Thor thunder + ie little
thunder little
- Gealie
Geal bright + ie little
bright little
- Royie
Roy red-haired + ie little
red-haired little
- Somerock
Somer summer + ock little
summer little
- Rossock
Ross headland + ock little
headland little
- Torock
Tor mound + ock little
mound little
- Morag
Mor great + ag little
great little
- Gealag
Geal shining + ag little
shining little
- Gormag
Gorm blue + ag little
blue little
ella final · etta final · ine final · ick final · el final
- Tansella
Tans tansy + ella little
tansy little
- Grimella
Grim fierce + ella little
fierce little
- Myrella
Myr mire + ella little
mire little
- Soretta
Sor sorrel + etta little
sorrel little
- Myretta
Myr mire + etta little
mire little
- Dernetta
Dern secret + etta little
secret little
- Netine
Net nettle + ine little
nettle little
- Marine
Mar nightmare + ine little
nightmare little
- Nythine
Nyth night + ine little
night little
- Harick
Har hare + ick little
hare little
- Netick
Net nettle + ick little
nettle little
- Grimick
Grim fierce + ick little
fierce little
ig final · yn final · en final
- Coedig
Coed wood + ig little
wood little
- Penig
Pen head + ig little
head little
- Caeig
Cae field + ig little
field little
- Rhiyn
Rhi ruler + yn little
ruler little
- Gofyn
Gof smith + yn little
smith little
- Glasyn
Glas blue-green + yn little
blue-green little
- Bloden
Blod flower + en little
flower little
- Onnenen
Onnen ash tree + en little
ash tree little
- Auren
Aur gold + en little
gold little
elle final · ine final · sette final
- Sygaelle
Syga sigil + elle little
sigil little
- Azaelle
Aza deep + elle little
deep little
- Evraelle
Evra evening + elle little
evening little
- Isaine
Isa ice + ine little
ice little
- Maraine
Mara tide + ine little
tide little
- Galaine
Gala gall + ine little
gall little
- Lumasette
Luma lantern + sette little
lantern little
- Corasette
Cora heart + sette little
heart little
- Orasette
Ora gold + sette little
gold little
lette final · Poco initial
- Orialette
Oria dawn + lette little
dawn little
- Amaralette
Amara lasting + lette little
lasting little
- Odialette
Odia ode + lette little
ode little
- Pocoombra
Poco little + ombra shade
little shade
- Pocofiore
Poco little + fiore flower
little flower
- Pocorima
Poco little + rima rhyme
little rhyme
kins final
- Saffronkins
Saffron crocus spice + kins little
crocus spice little
- Marmaladekins
Marmalade quince jam + kins little
quince jam little
- Hazelkins
Hazel nut tree + kins little
nut tree little
ette final
- Theaette
Thea goddess + ette little
goddess little
- Belette
Bel beautiful + ette little
beautiful little
- Zelette
Zel zeal + ette little
zeal little
ina final
- Poppina
Popp poppy + ina little
poppy little
- Rosina
Ros rose + ina little
rose little
- Olivina
Oliv olive + ina little
olive little
let final
- Brackenlet
Bracken tall fern + let little
tall fern little
- Burdlet
Burd burdock + let little
burdock little
- Coblet
Cob cobweb + let little
cobweb little
akis final
- Kalogerakis
Kaloger monk + akis little
little monk
- Athanasakis
Athanas deathless + akis little
little deathless
- Angelakis
Angel messenger + akis little
little messenger
Fillia initial
- Filliamaud
Fillia little + maud mighty in battle
little mighty in battle
- Filliatansy
Fillia little + tansy yellow herb
little yellow herb
- Filliafern
Fillia little + fern shade plant
little shade plant
et final
- Ruset
Rus russet + et little
russet little
- Goset
Gos gosling + et little
gosling little
- Podet
Pod seedcase + et little
seedcase little
iki final
- Kamanaiki
Kamana power + iki little
the little power
- Kapaliiki
Kapali cliff + iki little
the little cliff
- Kamaluiki
Kamalu shelter + iki little
the little shelter
Small initial
- Smallfold
Small little + fold a doubling
little a doubling
- Smallflame
Small little + flame standing fire
little standing fire
- Smallbreeze
Small little + breeze light wind
little light wind
Beag initial
- Beagneedle
Beag little + needle rock needle
little rock needle
- Beagstob
Beag little + stob pointed peak
little pointed peak
- Beagspur
Beag little + spur ridge spur
little ridge spur
illa final
- Ultimilla
Ultim last + illa little
last little
- Torrilla
Torr scorched + illa little
scorched little
- Ventilla
Vent wind + illa little
wind little
Lil initial
- Lil Beat
Lil little + beat struck pulse
little struck pulse
- Lil Chorus
Lil little + chorus sung refrain
little sung refrain
- Lil Marble
Lil little + marble veined stone
little veined stone
ling final
- Jagling
Jag notch + ling little
notch little
- Wispling
Wisp straw twist + ling little
straw twist little
- Brinling
Brin edge + ling little
edge little
elle final
- Averilelle
Averil turning + elle little
turning little
- Ferryselle
Ferrys iron + elle little
iron little
- Ilvrenelle
Ilvren frost + elle little
frost little
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “little”. 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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