more referential terms for my neogender umbrellas!
before i start, i want to say that 'younger' and 'older' in these definitions are intentionally vague! just as a twenty-something may call themselves a boy/girl, a parent may call their minor child a young man/woman, an adult may refer to their friends as 'the boys/girls', etc., these terms are not strictly intended to refer to minors and legal adults.
the general term, coined in the original aurethesia post, is reth, and the plural is rethi. reth is simply a shortening of aurethesia.
the word for a younger reth is roa, which is derived from the word 'aurora'. the plural is roae.
the word for an older reth is eoan, a word meaning 'of the dawn', which was derived from the name of the greek goddess of the dawn, eos (her roman counterpart is aurora). the plural is eoans.
the general term, coined in the original tenethesia post, is teth, and the plural is tethi. teth is simply a shortening of tenethesia.
the word for a younger teth is tae, which is derived from latin 'tenebrae', meaning 'darkness'. the plural is taen.
the word for an older teth is stro, which is derived from 'astro', which itself is derived from 'aster', which astraeus, the name of the greek god of dusk, is also derived from. plural is stroes.
once i realized that aurora, roman goddess of the dawn, had a greek counterpart, eos, who had a husband who was the god of the dusk, i decided to use eos and astraeus as inspiration for the older aurethesia and tenethesia terms. i feel like they fit together nicely!
the general term, coined in the original comuniterm post, is niol, and the plural is niolae. it comes from 'neolabel' and 'liom'.
the word for a younger niol is rai, which comes from 'resident' and 'mogai'. the plural is raien.
the word for an older niol is hom, which comes from 'inhabitant' and 'liom'/'mogai'). the plural is homs.
i used 'resident' and 'inhabitant' as inspiration for rai and hom since there's not really an english word that specifically means 'member of a community', but terms for those who live in an area are close enough in my mind!
the general term, coined in the original wevaranet post, is rane, and the plural is ranae. it comes from 'araneae', the order of spiders.
the word for a younger rane is ret, which comes from 'spideret', a young spider. 'et' also gives similarity to 'marionette'. the plural is rets.
the word for an older rane is pule, from 'manipule', the old french root of the word 'manipulate'. the plural is pulae.
the general term, coined in the original sylvaencan post, is sylv, and the plural is sylven. it comes from latin 'silva'/'sylva', meaning 'forest'.
the word for a younger sylv is aun, from middle english 'enchaunten', meaning 'enchant'. the plural is aunae.
the word for an older sylv is nem, from latin 'nemus', meaning 'grove'. the plural is nemi.
