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fadanye

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Note: the -n- insertion is likely prosodic, preventing the awkward vowel collision of fadaye and preserving the rhythmic contour of the base word.

fadanye

gomaen fadanye taafle
"Try to fill that void"
— Mat Cauthon

Distinct from fada (sad) which describes a material, visible sadness (crying, frowning). Fadanye with the -ye suffix points to the immaterial inner state — sustained depression, a void inside oneself.
See also fadanya (sadness, sorrow), which uses the -nya nominalizer instead.

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 ==Out of Universe==
 {{Canonicity|canonical}}
-Sourced from Song: Mat Cauthon.
-Attested in: ''[[Mat Cauthon]]''.
 ==Old Tongue==
 ===Etymology===
-* fada (sad)
+* [[fada]] (sad)
-* nye (again)
+* [[-ye]] (abstraction suffix)
+Note: the -n- insertion is likely prosodic, preventing the awkward vowel collision of ''fadaye'' and preserving the rhythmic contour of the base word.
-===Verb===
+===Noun===
 '''fadanye'''
-# to fill (especially emotional void)
+# sorrow, depression, emotional void
 ====Attestations====
-{{Quote|gomaen fadanye taafle|Try to fill that hole|source=Mat Cauthon}}
+{{Quote|gomaen fadanye taafle|Try to fill that void|source=Mat Cauthon}}
+==Notes==
+* Distinct from [[fada]] (sad) which describes a material, visible sadness (crying, frowning). Fadanye with the [[-ye]] suffix points to the immaterial inner state — sustained depression, a void inside oneself.
+* See also [[fadanya]] (sadness, sorrow), which uses the [[-nya]] nominalizer instead.
 [[Category:Old Tongue words]]
-[[Category:Old Tongue verbs]]
+[[Category:Old Tongue nouns]]
 [[Category:Canonical]]
 [[Category:Song vocabulary]]