Sedunnic toponymy (Pacifica)
Placenames in Sedunn are often compounds of two words. The second part, or suffix, often refers to the geography, describing the place in a general term, or a main feature of the settlement. The first part is often either a geographical word, a noun, or an adjective that further describe or modify the suffix, or a person's name. Not all placenames have a clear meaning, below are the non-contested suffixes listed.
- -a, -u: places where the bedrock is exposed, derived from Proto-Sedunnic jia, meaning "bare".
- -enn, -unn: natural clearings in the forest, derived from jann, meaning "light", "not dark".
- -enst: bays, often bays without a river outlet.
- -re: dried swamps/marshlands (suitable for farming), derived from re with the same meaning. Sometimes the determinate form -d has been added, Not to be confused with -red, see below.
- -ull, -oll: a stream in a natural ditch, derived from a/ollnaid [leje], meaning "walking/slowly running water".
- -nes: meaning "forest".
- -er: a leeward place, derived from Old-Sedunnic meaning "calm".
- -red: an official market place/market town with obligatory permission from the crown, meaning "market place". The official use was abolished during the 18th century.
- -vem: a harbour or port.
- -ivv: a castle or fort, derived from Old-Sedunnic with the same meaning.
- -ed: a town, derived from Old-Sedunnic ejdu, meaning "to clear [the ground]"
- -ne: a man-made river crossing, derived from Old-Sedunnic njeu, "to fly", "to jump".
- -fle: sand.
- -ends, -moll, -hodd, -sob: all can be translated to town/village.