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“plain”

12 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 5 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They cluster in 2 families, most of them real world. Celtic carries the most, with 4 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Celtic


Real world

Lano initial · lanos final · lana final · lanum final

  • Lanotritos

    Lano plain + tritos third

    plain third

  • Lanotalos

    Lano plain + talos brow

    plain brow

  • Lanouxellos

    Lano plain + uxellos high

    plain high

  • Carolanos

    Caro dear + lanos plain

    dear plain

  • Tegolanos

    Tego house + lanos plain

    house plain

  • Verlanos

    Ver supreme + lanos plain

    supreme plain

  • Uxellolana

    Uxello high + lana plain

    high plain

  • Brigolana

    Brigo eminence + lana plain

    eminence plain

  • Cintulana

    Cintu first + lana plain

    first plain

  • Vernolanum

    Verno alder + lanum plain

    alder plain

  • Durolanum

    Duro gated + lanum plain

    gated plain

  • Nantolanum

    Nanto valley + lanum plain

    valley plain

Japanese


Real world

hara final · bara final

  • Nagihara

    Nagi calm + hara plain

    calm plain

  • Rikuhara

    Riku land + hara plain

    land plain

  • Yamahara

    Yama mountain + hara plain

    mountain plain

  • Matsubara

    Matsu pine + bara plain

    pine plain

  • Kumabara

    Kuma bear + bara plain

    bear plain

  • Ishibara

    Ishi stone + bara plain

    stone plain

Centaur


Creatures

pedion final

  • Makropedion

    Makro long + pedion plain

    long plain

  • Notiopedion

    Notio southern + pedion plain

    southern plain

  • Meliopedion

    Melio ash tree + pedion plain

    ash tree plain

Chinese


Real world

Su initial

  • Sulu

    Su plain + lu dew

    plain dew

  • Sujin

    Su plain + jin brocade

    plain brocade

  • Suling

    Su plain + ling jade chime

    plain jade chime

Irish


Real world

Moy initial

  • Moyaird

    Moy plain + aird high

    plain high

  • Moynure

    Moy plain + nure yew

    plain yew

  • Moyboy

    Moy plain + boy yellow

    plain yellow

Kraken


Creatures

vangr final

  • Fiskvangr

    Fisk fish + vangr plain

    fish plain

  • Drekvangr

    Drek longship + vangr plain

    longship plain

  • Sandvangr

    Sand sandbank + vangr plain

    sandbank plain

Scottish


Real world

Blair initial

  • Blairford

    Blair plain + ford crossing

    plain crossing

  • Blairwood

    Blair plain + wood forest

    plain forest

  • Blairness

    Blair plain + ness point

    plain point

Welsh


Real world

Maes initial

  • Maesdir

    Maes plain + dir ground

    plain ground

  • Maesbont

    Maes plain + bont bridge

    plain bridge

  • Maesgoed

    Maes plain + goed trees

    plain trees

Senses that travel together

See also

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