“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
¶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.
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
Vaan initial
- Vaanlozh
Vaan long + lozh causeway
long causeway
- Vaankaal
Vaan long + kaal basin
long basin
- Vaannith
Vaan long + nith harbour
long harbour
fada final
- Duibhrefada
Duibhre darkness + fada long
darkness long
- Luaithfada
Luaith ashes + fada long
ashes long
- Uaigneasfada
Uaigneas loneliness + fada long
loneliness long
Makro initial
- Makrolykos
Makro long + lykos wolf
long wolf
- Makrokissos
Makro long + kissos ivy
long ivy
- Makromachos
Makro long + machos fighter
long fighter
Lang initial
- Langfeld
Lang long + feld field
long field
- Langhaus
Lang long + haus house
long house
- Langdorf
Lang long + dorf village
long village
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
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
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
fada final
- Aedfada
Aed fire + fada long
fire long
- Domnfada
Domn world + fada long
world long
- Cianfada
Cian ancient + fada long
ancient long
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
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
fada final
- Easfada
Eas waterfall + fada long
waterfall long
- Mossfada
Moss bog + fada long
bog long
- Coillfada
Coill wood + fada long
wood long
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
Longi initial
- Longitempus
Longi long + tempus season
long season
- Longiexamen
Longi long + examen swarm
long swarm
- Longigermen
Longi long + germen bud
long bud
Lang initial
- Langkylfa
Lang long + kylfa club
long club
- Langmunn
Lang long + munn mouth
long mouth
- Langrod
Lang long + rod voice
long voice
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
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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