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“sea”

40 fragments across 29 traditions carry this sense. They split 24 to 16 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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. 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

Mori initial · morios final · mora final · morion final

  • Moribitus

    Mori sea + bitus world

    sea world

  • Morinantos

    Mori sea + nantos valley

    sea valley

  • Morianextlos

    Mori sea + anextlos protection

    sea protection

  • Atemorios

    Ate renewed + morios sea

    renewed sea

  • Eburomorios

    Eburo yew + morios sea

    yew sea

  • Carnomorios

    Carno horn + morios sea

    horn sea

  • Nemetomora

    Nemeto sacred + mora sea

    sacred sea

  • Tigernomora

    Tigerno lord + mora sea

    lord sea

  • Cambomora

    Cambo crooked + mora sea

    crooked sea

  • Nemetomorion

    Nemeto sacred + morion sea

    sacred sea

  • Ollomorion

    Ollo great + morion sea

    great sea

  • Tarvomorion

    Tarvo bull + morion sea

    bull sea

Bard


Tabletop

Sae initial · mara final · mare final

  • Saemene

    Sae sea + mene measure

    sea measure

  • Saeten

    Sae sea + ten holding

    sea holding

  • Saeven

    Sae sea + ven coming

    sea coming

  • Soliamara

    Solia daylight + mara sea

    daylight sea

  • Emiramara

    Emira memory + mara sea

    memory sea

  • Eloramara

    Elora laurel + mara sea

    laurel sea

  • Focomare

    Foco fire + mare sea

    fire sea

  • Aermare

    Aer air + mare sea

    air sea

  • Voltamare

    Volta turn + mare sea

    turn sea

Banshee


Creatures

Muira initial · Muir initial

  • Muiraleaba

    Muira sea + leaba death bed

    sea death bed

  • Muirasioda

    Muira sea + sioda silk

    sea silk

  • Muirasceimhle

    Muira sea + sceimhle terror

    sea terror

  • Muirlorg

    Muir sea + lorg track

    sea track

  • Muirclog

    Muir sea + clog bell

    sea bell

  • Muirolagon

    Muir sea + olagon wailing

    sea wailing

Barbarian


Tabletop

marr final · marra final

  • Karnmarr

    Karn cut + marr sea

    cut the sea

  • Drukkmarr

    Drukk drank + marr sea

    drank the sea

  • Prakmarr

    Prak split + marr sea

    split the sea

  • Kremamarra

    Krema crushed + marra sea

    crushed the sea

  • Naskamarra

    Naska bit + marra sea

    bit the sea

  • Yarlamarra

    Yarla shouted + marra sea

    shouted the sea

Druid


Tabletop

Muir initial · Mara initial

  • Muirdubh

    Muir sea + dubh dark

    sea dark

  • Muirknock

    Muir sea + knock knoll

    sea knoll

  • Muirscar

    Muir sea + scar cliff

    sea cliff

  • Marabracken

    Mara sea + bracken coarse frond

    sea coarse frond

  • Mararain

    Mara sea + rain falling water

    sea falling water

  • Maramoss

    Mara sea + moss green cushion

    sea green cushion

Elf


Fantasy races

maris final · Gaer initial

  • Arimaris

    Ari silver + maris sea

    silver sea

  • Gilimaris

    Gili bright + maris sea

    bright sea

  • Ciramaris

    Cira wind + maris sea

    wind sea

  • Gaerlain

    Gaer sea + lain song

    sea song

  • Gaernor

    Gaer sea + nor north

    sea north

  • Gaerthil

    Gaer sea + thil gleam

    sea gleam

Irish


Real world

Muir initial · lear final

  • Muirvinn

    Muir sea + vinn melodious

    sea melodious

  • Muirboy

    Muir sea + boy yellow

    sea yellow

  • Muirkeen

    Muir sea + keen smooth

    sea smooth

  • Inishlear

    Inish island + lear sea

    island sea

  • Ardlear

    Ard height + lear sea

    height sea

  • Lochlear

    Loch lake + lear sea

    lake sea

Japanese


Real world

Kai initial · umi final

  • Kaimasa

    Kai sea + masa correct

    sea correct

  • Kaiichi

    Kai sea + ichi one

    sea one

  • Kaitada

    Kai sea + tada loyal

    sea loyal

  • Yukiumi

    Yuki snow + umi sea

    snow sea

  • Takeumi

    Take bamboo + umi sea

    bamboo sea

  • Kumoumi

    Kumo cloud + umi sea

    cloud sea

Angel


Creatures

Yamla initial

  • Yamlarath

    Yamla sea + rath of the testament

    sea of the testament

  • Yamlalai

    Yamla sea + lai of the song

    sea of the song

  • Yamlanur

    Yamla sea + nur of the flame

    sea of the flame

Castle


Objects

mer final

  • Chesnemer

    Chesne oak + mer sea

    oak sea

  • Loncmer

    Lonc tall + mer sea

    tall sea

  • Blancmer

    Blanc white + mer sea

    white sea

Chinese


Real world

Hai initial

  • Haiyu

    Hai sea + yu cosmos

    sea cosmos

  • Haichuan

    Hai sea + chuan river

    sea river

  • Haitian

    Hai sea + tian heaven

    sea heaven

Country


Objects

Mar initial

  • Mareria

    Mar sea + eria realm

    sea realm

  • Maruna

    Mar sea + una land

    sea land

  • Marona

    Mar sea + ona land

    sea land

D&D


Tabletop

mara final

  • Galamara

    Gala joy + mara sea

    joy sea

  • Onamara

    Ona grace + mara sea

    grace sea

  • Ullamara

    Ulla will + mara sea

    will sea

Dwarf


Fantasy races

haf final

  • Laghaf

    Lag seam + haf sea

    seam sea

  • Brunhaf

    Brun brown + haf sea

    brown sea

  • Varghaf

    Varg outlaw + haf sea

    outlaw sea

God


Creatures

Mar initial

  • Marval

    Mar sea + val strength

    sea of the strength

  • Marnath

    Mar sea + nath depth

    sea of the depth

  • Maror

    Mar sea + or light

    sea of the light

Greek


Real world

Thalasso initial

  • Thalassomachos

    Thalasso sea + machos fighter

    sea fighter

  • Thalassomenes

    Thalasso sea + menes spirit

    sea spirit

  • Thalassophemos

    Thalasso sea + phemos speech

    sea speech

Hawaiian


Real world

Kai initial

  • Kailaa

    Kai sea + laa sacred

    sacred sea

  • Kaiua

    Kai sea + ua rainy

    rainy sea

  • Kailoa

    Kai sea + loa long

    long sea

Human


People

Sae initial

  • Saeferth

    Sae sea + ferth spirit

    sea spirit

  • Saeric

    Sae sea + ric ruler

    sea ruler

  • Saecuth

    Sae sea + cuth known

    sea known

Kingdom


Objects

Mar initial

  • Marheim

    Mar sea + heim home

    sea home

  • Marborg

    Mar sea + borg fortress

    sea fortress

  • Marfen

    Mar sea + fen marsh

    sea marsh

Knight


People

Mor initial

  • Morwin

    Mor sea + win friend

    sea friend

  • Morine

    Mor sea + ine little

    sea little

  • Morilda

    Mor sea + ilda battle

    sea battle

Korean


Real world

Hae initial

  • Haehyeok

    Hae sea + hyeok radiant

    sea radiant

  • Haebin

    Hae sea + bin refined

    sea refined

  • Haechan

    Hae sea + chan brilliant

    sea brilliant

Kraken


Creatures

Mar initial

  • Margramr

    Mar sea + gramr king

    sea king

  • Marthjofr

    Mar sea + thjofr thief

    sea thief

  • Marhamr

    Mar sea + hamr shape

    sea shape

Mermaid


Creatures

Maren initial

  • Marenimar

    Maren sea + imar ward

    sea ward

  • Marenereus

    Maren sea + ereus king

    sea king

  • Marenarel

    Maren sea + arel harper

    sea harper

Paladin


Tabletop

mara final

  • Serenamara

    Serena calm + mara sea

    calm sea

  • Donamara

    Dona gift + mara sea

    gift sea

  • Vigimara

    Vigi watchful + mara sea

    watchful sea

Pirate


People

water final

  • Sunwater

    Sun daystar + water sea

    daystar sea

  • Coldwater

    Cold numbing + water sea

    numbing sea

  • Ashwater

    Ash ash tree + water sea

    ash tree sea

Planet


Objects

mare final

  • Polmare

    Pol pole + mare sea

    pole sea

  • Umbmare

    Umb shadow + mare sea

    shadow sea

  • Aridmare

    Arid dry + mare sea

    dry sea

Scottish


Real world

Muir initial

  • Muirkirk

    Muir sea + kirk church

    sea church

  • Muirchad

    Muir sea + chad war

    sea war

  • Muirquil

    Muir sea + quil cauldron

    sea cauldron

Viking


Real world

Sae initial

  • Saevaldr

    Sae sea + valdr ruler

    sea ruler

  • Saebjorn

    Sae sea + bjorn bear

    sea bear

  • Saear

    Sae sea + ar warrior

    sea warrior

Welsh


Real world

Mor initial

  • Morgain

    Mor sea + gain fine

    sea fine

  • Morgrug

    Mor sea + grug heather

    sea heather

  • Morfach

    Mor sea + fach small

    sea small

Senses that travel together

See also

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