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“long”

17 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 12 of them open a name against 5 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Minotaur, has 2.

Minotaur


Creatures

Makro initial · Makra initial

  • Makromitos

    Makro long + mitos thread

    long thread

  • Makromenes

    Makro long + menes might

    long might

  • Makropotes

    Makro long + potes drinker

    long drinker

  • Makranassa

    Makra long + nassa queen

    long queen

  • Makraoura

    Makra long + oura tail

    long tail

  • Makraphlox

    Makra long + phlox flame

    long flame

Alien


Creatures

Vaan initial

  • Vaanlozh

    Vaan long + lozh causeway

    long causeway

  • Vaankaal

    Vaan long + kaal basin

    long basin

  • Vaannith

    Vaan long + nith harbour

    long harbour

Banshee


Creatures

fada final

  • Duibhrefada

    Duibhre darkness + fada long

    darkness long

  • Luaithfada

    Luaith ashes + fada long

    ashes long

  • Uaigneasfada

    Uaigneas loneliness + fada long

    loneliness long

Centaur


Creatures

Makro initial

  • Makrolykos

    Makro long + lykos wolf

    long wolf

  • Makrokissos

    Makro long + kissos ivy

    long ivy

  • Makromachos

    Makro long + machos fighter

    long fighter

German


Real world

Lang initial

  • Langfeld

    Lang long + feld field

    long field

  • Langhaus

    Lang long + haus house

    long house

  • Langdorf

    Lang long + dorf village

    long village

Greek


Real world

Makr initial

  • Makris

    Makr long + is one called

    one called long

  • Makriou

    Makr long + iou belonging to

    belonging to long

  • Makropoulos

    Makr long + opoulos son of

    son of long

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Lanne initial

  • Lannemund

    Lanne long + mund guarding hand

    long guarding hand

  • Lannered

    Lanne long + red counsel given

    long counsel given

  • Lannewulf

    Lanne long + wulf grey wolf

    long grey wolf

Hawaiian


Real world

loa final

  • Wailoa

    Wai fresh water + loa long

    long fresh water

  • Konaloa

    Kona leeward side + loa long

    long leeward side

  • Noeloa

    Noe mist + loa long

    long mist

Irish


Real world

fada final

  • Aedfada

    Aed fire + fada long

    fire long

  • Domnfada

    Domn world + fada long

    world long

  • Cianfada

    Cian ancient + fada long

    ancient long

Island


Objects

Lang initial

  • Langbill

    Lang long + bill narrow headland

    long narrow headland

  • Langrocks

    Lang long + rocks stone outcrops

    long stone outcrops

  • Langisles

    Lang long + isles cluster of islands

    long cluster of islands

Japanese


Real world

Naga initial

  • Nagata

    Naga long + ta rice field

    long rice field

  • Nagakawa

    Naga long + kawa river

    long river

  • Nagahashi

    Naga long + hashi bridge

    long bridge

Scottish


Real world

fada final

  • Easfada

    Eas waterfall + fada long

    waterfall long

  • Mossfada

    Moss bog + fada long

    bog long

  • Coillfada

    Coill wood + fada long

    wood long

Superhero


People

Lang initial

  • Langbrook

    Lang long + brook small stream

    long small stream

  • Langton

    Lang long + ton settlement

    long settlement

  • Langwick

    Lang long + wick dwelling

    long dwelling

Unicorn


Creatures

Longi initial

  • Longitempus

    Longi long + tempus season

    long season

  • Longiexamen

    Longi long + examen swarm

    long swarm

  • Longigermen

    Longi long + germen bud

    long bud

Viking


Real world

Lang initial

  • Langkylfa

    Lang long + kylfa club

    long club

  • Langmunn

    Lang long + munn mouth

    long mouth

  • Langrod

    Lang long + rod voice

    long voice

Welsh


Real world

hir final

  • Glynhir

    Glyn valley + hir long

    valley long

  • Coedhir

    Coed wood + hir long

    wood long

  • Branhir

    Bran raven + hir long

    raven long

Senses that travel together

See also

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