“water”
19 fragments across 15 traditions carry this sense. They split 12 to 7 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world 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, Banshee, has 2.
Uisce initial · Uisc initial
- Uiscenathrach
Uisce water + nathrach serpent
water serpent
- Uiscesioda
Uisce water + sioda silk
water silk
- Uisceluachra
Uisce water + luachra rushes
water rushes
- Uiscpreachan
Uisc water + preachan crow
water crow
- Uiscteach
Uisc water + teach house
water house
- Uiscdan
Uisc water + dan poem
water poem
vann final · vanna final
- Fennvann
Fenn felled + vann water
felled the water
- Kellvann
Kell struck down + vann water
struck down the water
- Lorgvann
Lorg lifted + vann water
lifted the water
- Norravanna
Norra turned back + vanna water
turned back the water
- Hokkavanna
Hokka hooked + vanna water
hooked the water
- Raddavanna
Radda rode + vanna water
rode the water
Dubro initial · dubron final
- Dubroabona
Dubro water + abona river
water river
- Dubrotegos
Dubro water + tegos house
water house
- Dubromatuon
Dubro water + matuon bear
water bear
- Tarvodubron
Tarvo bull + dubron water
bull water
- Ialodubron
Ialo clearing + dubron water
clearing water
- Leucodubron
Leuco shining + dubron water
shining water
Lae initial · nal final
- Laedain
Lae water + dain wise
water wise
- Laelar
Lae water + lar flame
water flame
- Laenen
Lae water + nen spring
water spring
- Talnal
Tal pillar + nal water
pillar water
- Faennal
Faen white + nal water
white water
- Elnal
El star + nal water
star water
Shui initial
- Shuijin
Shui water + jin brocade
water brocade
- Shuixue
Shui water + xue snow
water snow
- Shuijuan
Shui water + juan graceful
water graceful
Uisk initial
- Uiskhern
Uisk water + hern heron
water heron
- Uiskdarr
Uisk water + darr oak
water oak
- Uiskfell
Uisk water + fell bare hillside
water bare hillside
vann final
- Malmvann
Malm metal + vann water
metal water
- Dagrvann
Dagr day + vann water
day water
- Yrnvann
Yrn ember + vann water
ember water
Wasser initial
- Wasserschneider
Wasser water + schneider tailor
water tailor
- Wasserbaum
Wasser water + baum tree
water tree
- Wasserkoch
Wasser water + koch cook
water cook
Kawai initial
- Kawaiikaika
Kawai water + ikaika strong
the strong water
- Kawaiiki
Kawai water + iki little
the little water
- Kawaipono
Kawai water + pono upright
the upright water
Mizu initial
- Mizushima
Mizu water + shima island
water island
- Mizutsuki
Mizu water + tsuki moon
water moon
- Mizuume
Mizu water + ume plum
water plum
Vatn initial
- Vatnskrimt
Vatn water + skrimt haunting
water haunting
- Vatnsvid
Vatn water + svid scorching
water scorching
- Vatnmark
Vatn water + mark boundary
water boundary
Uisge initial
- Uisgelinn
Uisge water + linn pool
water pool
- Uisgecrom
Uisge water + crom bent
water bent
- Uisgeduff
Uisge water + duff black
water black
voda final
- Dolinavoda
Dolina valley + voda water
valley-water
- Valvoda
Val wave + voda water
wave-water
- Lindvoda
Lind linden + voda water
linden-water
Dyfr initial
- Dyfrlyn
Dyfr water + lyn pool
water pool
- Dyfrryd
Dyfr water + ryd crossing
water crossing
- Dyfrfach
Dyfr water + fach small
water small
isca final
- Grimisca
Grim fierce + isca water
fierce water
- Ravisca
Rav raven + isca water
raven water
- Myrisca
Myr mire + isca water
mire water
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “water”. 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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