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* 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. | * 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. | * See also [[fadanya]] (sadness, sorrow), which uses the [[-nya]] nominalizer instead. | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue words]] | [[Category:Old Tongue words]] | ||
[[Category:Old Tongue nouns]] | [[Category:Old Tongue nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Song vocabulary]] | [[Category:Song vocabulary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:13, 20 August 2026
fadanye
Out of Universe
✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.
Old Tongue
Etymology
Note: the -n- insertion is likely prosodic, preventing the awkward vowel collision of fadaye and preserving the rhythmic contour of the base word.
Noun
fadanye
- sorrow, depression, emotional void
Attestations
gomaen fadanye taafle
"Try to fill that void"
— Mat Cauthon