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“shadow”

29 fragments across 20 traditions carry this sense. 20 of them open a name against 9 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

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. Dragon 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.

Dragon


Creatures

Daxor initial · ux final · Lysara initial · ulath final

  • Daxorzor

    Daxor shadow + zor splendour

    shadow splendour

  • Daxoragoth

    Daxor shadow + agoth jaw

    shadow jaw

  • Daxorryn

    Daxor shadow + ryn wing

    shadow wing

  • Karzorux

    Karzor stone + ux shadow

    stone shadow

  • Sylaxux

    Sylax wind + ux shadow

    wind shadow

  • Ulzarux

    Ulzar smoke + ux shadow

    smoke shadow

  • Lysaravyth

    Lysara shadow + vyth song

    shadow song

  • Lysarasyth

    Lysara shadow + syth hiss

    shadow hiss

  • Lysaraketh

    Lysara shadow + keth ash

    shadow ash

  • Malzorulath

    Malzor bane + ulath shadow

    bane shadow

  • Zephraxulath

    Zephrax wind + ulath shadow

    wind shadow

  • Sarnyxulath

    Sarnyx desert + ulath shadow

    desert shadow

Vampire


Creatures

Umbr initial · senka final · Umbral initial

  • Umbrkirch

    Umbr shadow + kirch church

    shadow-church

  • Umbrmir

    Umbr shadow + mir world

    shadow-world

  • Umbrhelm

    Umbr shadow + helm helmet

    shadow-helmet

  • Ludmilasenka

    Ludmila people's love + senka shadow

    people's love-shadow

  • Bogdasenka

    Bogda god-given + senka shadow

    god-given-shadow

  • Zlatasenka

    Zlata golden + senka shadow

    golden-shadow

  • Umbralski

    Umbral shadow + ski noble

    shadow noble

  • Umbralmir

    Umbral shadow + mir world

    shadow world

  • Umbralescu

    Umbral shadow + escu descendant

    shadow descendant

Banshee


Creatures

Scatha initial · Scath initial

  • Scathadile

    Scatha shadow + dile deluge

    shadow deluge

  • Scathagaire

    Scatha shadow + gaire laughter

    shadow laughter

  • Scathaceoil

    Scatha shadow + ceoil music

    shadow music

  • Scathtorc

    Scath shadow + torc boar

    shadow boar

  • Scathlamh

    Scath shadow + lamh hand

    shadow hand

  • Scathtra

    Scath shadow + tra strand

    shadow strand

Centaur


Creatures

Skio initial · skia final

  • Skiopoimen

    Skio shadow + poimen shepherd

    shadow shepherd

  • Skiomenes

    Skio shadow + menes might

    shadow might

  • Skioanthos

    Skio shadow + anthos flower

    shadow flower

  • Anatoloskia

    Anatolo rising + skia shadow

    rising shadow

  • Photoskia

    Photo light + skia shadow

    light shadow

  • Dysiskia

    Dysi setting + skia shadow

    setting shadow

Necromancer


Tabletop

Umbra initial · serra final

  • Umbrafane

    Umbra shadow + fane shrine

    shadow shrine

  • Umbrasalt

    Umbra shadow + salt preserving mineral

    shadow preserving mineral

  • Umbrapall

    Umbra shadow + pall bier cloth

    shadow bier cloth

  • Umbriaserra

    Umbria shade + serra shadow

    shade shadow

  • Noctaserra

    Nocta night + serra shadow

    night shadow

  • Lacriserra

    Lacri tears + serra shadow

    tears shadow

Wizard


People

Mor initial · Mora initial

  • Morhel

    Mor shadow + hel whole

    shadow whole

  • Morum

    Mor shadow + um place

    shadow place

  • Morex

    Mor shadow + ex mark

    shadow mark

  • Moranara

    Mora shadow + nara flame

    shadow flame

  • Morathira

    Mora shadow + thira sight

    shadow sight

  • Moradris

    Mora shadow + dris grace

    shadow grace

Angel


Creatures

Tsela initial

  • Tselasim

    Tsela shadow + sim of the seals

    shadow of the seals

  • Tselavai

    Tsela shadow + vai of the breath

    shadow of the breath

  • Tselazur

    Tsela shadow + zur of the rock

    shadow of the rock

Bard


Tabletop

Ombra initial

  • Ombravoce

    Ombra shadow + voce voice

    shadow voice

  • Ombraverso

    Ombra shadow + verso verse

    shadow verse

  • Ombraviola

    Ombra shadow + viola viol

    shadow viol

D&D


Tabletop

sha final

  • Arisha

    Ari eagle + sha shadow

    eagle shadow

  • Rhosha

    Rho rose + sha shadow

    rose shadow

  • Celsha

    Cel heaven + sha shadow

    heaven shadow

Elf


Fantasy races

Dae initial

  • Daelain

    Dae shadow + lain song

    shadow song

  • Daetas

    Dae shadow + tas path

    shadow path

  • Daeloth

    Dae shadow + loth flower

    shadow flower

Giant


Creatures

skuggi final

  • Tidvarnskuggi

    Tidvarn tide + skuggi shadow

    tide shadow

  • Stormvarnskuggi

    Stormvarn storm + skuggi shadow

    storm shadow

  • Glacimarskuggi

    Glacimar glacier + skuggi shadow

    glacier shadow

God


Creatures

Ob initial

  • Obvar

    Ob shadow + var ward

    shadow of the ward

  • Obon

    Ob shadow + on vastness

    shadow of the vastness

  • Obith

    Ob shadow + ith root

    shadow of the root

Hawaiian


Real world

Aka initial

  • Akaola

    Aka shadow + ola living

    living shadow

  • Akamaoli

    Aka shadow + maoli true

    true shadow

  • Akaaloha

    Aka shadow + aloha beloved

    beloved shadow

Kraken


Creatures

Skugg initial

  • Skuggbrjotr

    Skugg shadow + brjotr breaker

    shadow breaker

  • Skuggstormr

    Skugg shadow + stormr gale wind

    shadow gale wind

  • Skuggbogi

    Skugg shadow + bogi arch

    shadow arch

Lich


Creatures

Skio initial

  • Skiokanon

    Skio shadow + kanon rule

    shadow rule

  • Skiokranion

    Skio shadow + kranion skull

    shadow skull

  • Skiokatalogos

    Skio shadow + katalogos list

    shadow list

Minotaur


Creatures

Skia initial

  • Skiabronte

    Skia shadow + bronte thunder

    shadow thunder

  • Skiaoura

    Skia shadow + oura tail

    shadow tail

  • Skiaphlox

    Skia shadow + phlox flame

    shadow flame

Phoenix


Creatures

skia final

  • Synodoskia

    Synodo conjunction + skia shadow

    conjunction shadow

  • Theioskia

    Theio divine + skia shadow

    divine shadow

  • Anakykloskia

    Anakyklo recurring + skia shadow

    recurring shadow

Planet


Objects

Umb initial

  • Umblacus

    Umb shadow + lacus lake

    shadow lake

  • Umbfossa

    Umb shadow + fossa trench

    shadow trench

  • Umbides

    Umb shadow + ides descendant

    shadow descendant

Tiefling


Fantasy races

umbra final

  • Memorumbra

    Memor recalling + umbra shadow

    recalling shadow

  • Caelerumbra

    Caeler hollowed + umbra shadow

    hollowed shadow

  • Loquenumbra

    Loquen speaking + umbra shadow

    speaking shadow

Werewolf


Creatures

Skad initial

  • Skadmoon

    Skad shadow + moon monthly orb

    shadow monthly orb

  • Skadunn

    Skad shadow + unn wave

    shadow wave

  • Skadstorm

    Skad shadow + storm violent weather

    shadow violent weather

Senses that travel together

See also

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