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“thread”

18 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 7 to 11 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Wizard 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.

Wizard


People

ith final · sil final · Fila initial · lin final

  • Zirith

    Zir circle + ith thread

    circle thread

  • Volith

    Vol scroll + ith thread

    scroll thread

  • Barith

    Bar rod + ith thread

    rod thread

  • Volsil

    Vol scroll + sil thread

    scroll thread

  • Ossil

    Os bone + sil thread

    bone thread

  • Vassil

    Vas vessel + sil thread

    vessel thread

  • Filabrith

    Fila thread + brith bright

    thread bright

  • Filamara

    Fila thread + mara memory

    thread memory

  • Filalin

    Fila thread + lin thread

    thread thread

  • Runalin

    Runa rune + lin thread

    rune thread

  • Glimalin

    Glima glimmer + lin thread

    glimmer thread

  • Pyralin

    Pyra fire + lin thread

    fire thread

Minotaur


Creatures

Mito initial · mitos final · Mita initial

  • Mitotrophos

    Mito thread + trophos feeder

    thread feeder

  • Mitolaos

    Mito thread + laos war-host

    thread war-host

  • Mitoander

    Mito thread + ander man

    thread man

  • Skotomitos

    Skoto darkness + mitos thread

    darkness thread

  • Thermomitos

    Thermo heat + mitos thread

    heat thread

  • Leukomitos

    Leuko white + mitos thread

    white thread

  • Mitapetra

    Mita thread + petra rock

    thread rock

  • Mitakore

    Mita thread + kore maiden

    thread maiden

  • Mitamache

    Mita thread + mache battle

    thread battle

Bard


Tabletop

Fila initial · Lino initial

  • Filagale

    Fila thread + gale wind

    thread wind

  • Filadain

    Fila thread + dain refrain

    thread refrain

  • Filazan

    Fila thread + zan chanson

    thread chanson

  • Linodolce

    Lino thread + dolce sweetness

    thread sweetness

  • Linoterra

    Lino thread + terra earth

    thread earth

  • Linoritmo

    Lino thread + ritmo rhythm

    thread rhythm

Drow


Fantasy races

Dris initial · Ssaz initial

  • Drisuszen

    Dris thread + uszen silent

    thread silent

  • Drisurzen

    Dris thread + urzen bound

    thread bound

  • Drisolvyn

    Dris thread + olvyn mute

    thread mute

  • Ssazindra

    Ssaz thread + indra descended

    thread descended

  • Ssazarra

    Ssaz thread + arra first daughter

    thread first daughter

  • Ssazilzara

    Ssaz thread + ilzara lamplit

    thread lamplit

Witch


People

dra final · ith final

  • Wickdra

    Wick candle cord + dra thread

    candle cord thread

  • Peatdra

    Peat cut turf + dra thread

    cut turf thread

  • Bramdra

    Bram bramble + dra thread

    bramble thread

  • Gloamith

    Gloam dusk + ith thread

    dusk thread

  • Ferith

    Fer iron + ith thread

    iron thread

  • Sorith

    Sor sorrel + ith thread

    sorrel thread

God


Creatures

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  • Aeltessa

    Ael radiance + tessa thread

    radiance of the thread

  • Spirtessa

    Spir breath + tessa thread

    breath of the thread

  • Vortessa

    Vor devourer + tessa thread

    devourer of the thread

Japanese


Real world

ito final

  • Sakuito

    Saku bloom + ito thread

    bloom thread

  • Yumeito

    Yume dream + ito thread

    dream thread

  • Soraito

    Sora sky + ito thread

    sky thread

Phoenix


Creatures

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  • Zoogononema

    Zoogono quickening + nema thread

    quickening thread

  • Monogenonema

    Monogeno only-born + nema thread

    only-born thread

  • Hekatonema

    Hekato hundred + nema thread

    hundred thread

Tiefling


Fantasy races

ilum final

  • Recenilum

    Recen recent + ilum thread

    recent thread

  • Dolenilum

    Dolen aching + ilum thread

    aching thread

  • Menderilum

    Mender mending + ilum thread

    mending thread

Unicorn


Creatures

stamen final

  • Puristamen

    Puri pure + stamen thread

    pure thread

  • Perennistamen

    Perenni unfailing + stamen thread

    unfailing thread

  • Auristamen

    Auri gold + stamen thread

    gold thread

Senses that travel together

See also

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