“night”
41 fragments across 23 traditions carry this sense. 29 of them open a name against 12 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 6 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Vampire carries the most, with 6 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.
Nacht initial · nox final · Noct initial · nocta final · Noc initial · Nachtri initial
- Nachtaru
Nacht night + aru craftsman
night-craftsman
- Nachtbert
Nacht night + bert bright
night-bright
- Nachtturm
Nacht night + turm tower
night-tower
- Zarnox
Zar dawn + nox night
dawn-night
- Turnnox
Turn tower + nox night
tower-night
- Dobronox
Dobro good + nox night
good-night
- Nocttsvet
Noct night + tsvet blossom
night-blossom
- Noctnocta
Noct night + nocta night
night-night
- Noctberga
Noct night + berga height
night-height
- Svetlanocta
Svetla radiant + nocta night
radiant-night
- Lunanocta
Luna moon + nocta night
moon-night
- Irinanocta
Irina peace + nocta night
peace-night
Naxor initial · nyx final · Naxira initial · Noctyx initial
- Naxorgorn
Naxor night + gorn ridge
night ridge
- Naxorvyth
Naxor night + vyth song
night song
- Naxorrox
Naxor night + rox stone
night stone
- Ashkarnyx
Ashkar ash + nyx night
ash night
- Zoltharnyx
Zolthar depth + nyx night
depth night
- Ryzornyx
Ryzor scale + nyx night
scale night
- Naxiradhrax
Naxira night + dhrax bane
night bane
- Naxirasor
Naxira night + sor storm
night storm
- Naxiraryx
Naxira night + ryx tempest
night tempest
- Noctyxzandor
Noctyx night + zandor heaven
night heaven
- Noctyxylith
Noctyx night + ylith ice
night ice
- Noctyxmorix
Noctyx night + morix doom
night doom
Oiche initial · Oich initial
- Oicheuaighe
Oiche night + uaighe grave
night grave
- Oichefainne
Oiche night + fainne ring
night ring
- Oicheseanchais
Oiche night + seanchais old lore
night old lore
- Oichnaosc
Oich night + naosc snipe
night snipe
- Oichrealt
Oich night + realt star
night star
- Oichnead
Oich night + nead nest
night nest
Nykto initial · nyx final
- Nyktoarchos
Nykto night + archos leader
night leader
- Nyktolaos
Nykto night + laos war-host
night war-host
- Nyktothoos
Nykto night + thoos swift
night swift
- Nykterinyx
Nykteri nocturnal + nyx night
nocturnal night
- Arctonyx
Arcto northern bear + nyx night
northern bear night
- Kyklonyx
Kyklo circular + nyx night
circular night
Nyzr initial · okt final
- Nyzrotha
Nyzr night + otha abyss
night of the abyss
- Nyzruka
Nyzr night + uka fetter
night of the fetter
- Nyzrasa
Nyzr night + asa cinders
night of the cinders
- Corvokt
Corv carrion + okt night
carrion of the night
- Falkhokt
Falkh fall + okt night
fall of the night
- Jhalkokt
Jhalk jealousy + okt night
jealousy of the night
Nez initial · Noth initial
- Nezna
Nez night + na sworn
night sworn
- Nezvra
Nez night + vra fierce
night fierce
- Nezka
Nez night + ka watchful
night watchful
- Noththek
Noth night + thek tested
night tested
- Noththul
Noth night + thul pillar
night pillar
- Nothkesh
Noth night + kesh sinew
night sinew
Nyss initial · Nazz initial
- Nyssobryn
Nyss night + obryn patient
night patient
- Nyssundris
Nyss night + undris beneath
night beneath
- Nyssomryn
Nyss night + omryn counted
night counted
- Nazzethra
Nazz night + ethra trained
night trained
- Nazzomryth
Nazz night + omryth counted
night counted
- Nazzezza
Nazz night + ezza cold
night cold
noth final · nocta final
- Obnoth
Ob shadow + noth night
shadow of the night
- Lumnoth
Lum lantern + noth night
lantern of the night
- Agnoth
Ag oldest + noth night
oldest of the night
- Ernocta
Er earth + nocta night
earth of the night
- Primnocta
Prim first + nocta night
first of the night
- Irnnocta
Irn iron + nocta night
iron of the night
Rajni initial · yamini final
- Rajnidevi
Rajni night + devi goddess
night goddess
- Rajnileela
Rajni night + leela play
night play
- Rajnikirti
Rajni night + kirti fame
night fame
- Mangalayamini
Mangala auspicious + yamini night
auspicious night
- Neelayamini
Neela blue + yamini night
blue night
- Deepayamini
Deepa lamp + yamini night
lamp night
Natt initial · Nott initial
- Nattkraki
Natt night + kraki hooked pole
night hooked pole
- Nattkjaftr
Natt night + kjaftr jaw
night jaw
- Natthleypr
Natt night + hleypr runner
night runner
- Nottkviga
Nott night + kviga heifer
night heifer
- Nottunda
Nott night + unda wound
night wound
- Nottsoga
Nott night + soga sucking
night sucking
Nykto initial · Nykta initial
- Nyktokles
Nykto night + kles glory
night glory
- Nyktophoros
Nykto night + phoros bearer
night bearer
- Nyktokampos
Nykto night + kampos bend
night bend
- Nyktaphile
Nykta night + phile loving
night loving
- Nyktamache
Nykta night + mache battle
night battle
- Nyktapoine
Nykta night + poine retribution
night retribution
Noct initial · Nocta initial
- Noctbier
Noct night + bier corpse frame
night corpse frame
- Noctrime
Noct night + rime frost crust
night frost crust
- Noctmantle
Noct night + mantle loose cloak
night loose cloak
- Noctatessa
Nocta night + tessa weaving
night weaving
- Noctagelia
Nocta night + gelia frost
night frost
- Noctalacra
Nocta night + lacra weeping
night weeping
Layla initial
- Layla Bint Ibrahim
Layla night + bint ibrahim daughter of Ibrahim
night, daughter of Ibrahim
- Layla Bint Zayd
Layla night + bint zayd daughter of Zayd
night, daughter of Zayd
- Layla Bint Yahya
Layla night + bint yahya daughter of Yahya
night, daughter of Yahya
nott final
- Lundnott
Lund landed + nott night
landed the night
- Krottnott
Krott crawled + nott night
crawled the night
- Selvnott
Selv gave up + nott night
gave up the night
notte final
- Teneronotte
Tenero tender + notte night
tender night
- Tononotte
Tono tone + notte night
tone night
- Finonotte
Fino fine + notte night
fine night
Nox initial
- Noxaria
Nox night + aria realm
night realm
- Noxotia
Nox night + otia region
night region
- Noxuna
Nox night + una land
night land
Nyx initial
- Nyxcollar
Nyx night + collar neck band
night neck band
- Nyxfall
Nyx night + fall long descent
night long descent
- Nyxhack
Nyx night + hack rough cut in
night rough cut in
Nyx initial
- Nyxdell
Nyx night + dell wooded dip
night wooded dip
- Nyxfalls
Nyx night + falls cascade
night cascade
- Nyxsong
Nyx night + song sung verse
night sung verse
nott final
- Hallanott
Halla hall + nott night
hall night
- Fridanott
Frida peace + nott night
peace night
- Svananott
Svana swan + nott night
swan night
nash final
- Uggnash
Ugg ugly + nash night
ugly night
- Nagnash
Nag tooth + nash night
tooth night
- Urkhnash
Urkh toil + nash night
toil night
Noct initial
- Noctifera
Noct night + ifera bearing
night bearing
- Noctvallis
Noct night + vallis valley
night valley
- Noctiana
Noct night + iana belonging
night belonging
Nott initial
- Nottbriar
Nott night + briar prickly bush
night prickly bush
- Nottide
Nott night + tide sea time
night sea time
- Nottwhisper
Nott night + whisper hushed voice
night hushed voice
Nyth initial
- Nythena
Nyth night + ena spark
night spark
- Nythsha
Nyth night + sha shade
night shade
- Nythnith
Nyth night + nith dew
night dew
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “night”. 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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