authors' notes
invented words
We are using some invented words in this story. They are described here, along with their real-world etymology, which is not necessarily the same as their in-universe etymology.
Word | Meaning | Etymology |
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drach- | the dragons in this story | Latin "draco", German "Drache", English "dragon" |
fen | a people | English "family", English slang for dedicated fan |
lae | a region, particularly one associated with a certain fen | Germanic "-land" |
drachfen | the dragons in this story | drach+fen |
drachlae | the continent the drachfen live on | drach+lae |
drachic | of or pertaining to the drachfen | drach+ic (generic adjective suffix) |
drae/draem/draer/draeself | pronouns for any dragons | “Dragon Child” by Artur Nowrot |
py/pyr/pyrself | pronouns for the igneous drachfen | English "pyr(o)-" |
thu/thur/thurself | pronouns for the electric drachfen | English "thunder", "Thor" |
cro/crawm/cryr/cramself | pronouns for the geologic drachfen | English "crag", "crawl, "crystal" |
së/saem/swir/saemself | pronouns for the aquatic drachfen | "sea", "swirl" |
flo/flor/florself | pronouns for the botanical drachfen | English "flor" (flower) |
yow/yowm/yar/yowmself | pronouns for the wolves | English "yowl" |