Fadanye

fadanye

Out of Universe

✓ Canonical — Attested in canon.

Old Tongue

Etymology

• fada (sad)
• -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.

Noun

fadanye

1. sorrow, depression, emotional void

Attestations

gomaen fadanye taafle
"Try to fill that void"
— 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.