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“turning”

15 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. They split 8 to 7 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 creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, God, has 3.

God


Creatures

Gyr initial · Wend initial · syrn final

  • Gyrmoth

    Gyr turning + moth dusk

    turning of the dusk

  • Gyrzar

    Gyr turning + zar crown

    turning of the crown

  • Gyraros

    Gyr turning + aros daybreak

    turning of the daybreak

  • Wendith

    Wend turning + ith root

    turning of the root

  • Wendzoth

    Wend turning + zoth void

    turning of the void

  • Wendoth

    Wend turning + oth oath

    turning of the oath

  • Aeonsyrn

    Aeon endless age + syrn turning

    endless age of the turning

  • Fensyrn

    Fen marsh + syrn turning

    marsh of the turning

  • Taelsyrn

    Tael telling + syrn turning

    telling of the turning

Tiefling


Fantasy races

Adres initial · Averil initial · Volven initial

  • Adresovar

    Adres turning + ovar vow

    turning vow

  • Adresuvar

    Adres turning + uvar hunger

    turning hunger

  • Adresedon

    Adres turning + edon forgotten

    turning forgotten

  • Averilara

    Averil turning + ara hour

    turning hour

  • Averiloleth

    Averil turning + oleth undoing

    turning undoing

  • Averilurne

    Averil turning + urne hidden

    turning hidden

  • Volveniad

    Volven turning + iad song

    turning song

  • Volvenetha

    Volven turning + etha custom

    turning custom

  • Volvenidas

    Volven turning + idas given

    turning given

Centaur


Creatures

Tropo initial · strophe final

  • Tropozodion

    Tropo turning + zodion little figure

    turning little figure

  • Tropozoster

    Tropo turning + zoster belt

    turning belt

  • Tropopachne

    Tropo turning + pachne hoarfrost

    turning hoarfrost

  • Siriostrophe

    Sirio scorching + strophe turning

    scorching turning

  • Therinostrophe

    Therino of summer + strophe turning

    of summer turning

  • Etesiostrophe

    Etesio yearly + strophe turning

    yearly turning

Phoenix


Creatures

tropos final · trope final

  • Kyklotropos

    Kyklo circle + tropos turning

    circle turning

  • Hemerotropos

    Hemero day + tropos turning

    day turning

  • Krokotropos

    Kroko saffron + tropos turning

    saffron turning

  • Rhodiatrope

    Rhodia rose + trope turning

    rose turning

  • Elektritrope

    Elektri amber + trope turning

    amber turning

  • Thermiatrope

    Thermia heat + trope turning

    heat turning

Druid


Tabletop

turn final

  • Boleturn

    Bole tree trunk + turn turning

    tree trunk turning

  • Nettleturn

    Nettle stinging weed + turn turning

    stinging weed turning

  • Bogturn

    Bog soft ground + turn turning

    soft ground turning

Greek


Real world

tropos final

  • Alexitropos

    Alexi defending + tropos turning

    defending turning

  • Theotropos

    Theo god + tropos turning

    god turning

  • Aristotropos

    Aristo best + tropos turning

    best turning

Half-Elf


Fantasy races

Ciri initial

  • Cirison

    Ciri turning + son son of

    turning son of

  • Cirired

    Ciri turning + red counsel given

    turning counsel given

  • Ciriford

    Ciri turning + ford river crossing

    turning river crossing

Robot


Objects

Lath initial

  • Latham

    Lath turning + am frame

    turning frame

  • Lathat

    Lath turning + at fitting

    turning fitting

  • Lathance

    Lath turning + ance revision

    turning revision

Wizard


People

vex final

  • Volvex

    Vol scroll + vex turning

    scroll turning

  • Iskvex

    Isk ice + vex turning

    ice turning

  • Grisvex

    Gris grey + vex turning

    grey turning

Senses that travel together

See also

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