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. void; immaterial sadness; depression

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.