to water, to give water
—
to water (plants)
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | ἄρδω | |
Meaning 1 | to give to drink, to water | |
Meaning 2 | to moisten, to irrigate | ἄρδω ἀρούρας to irrigate the ploughed field |
Reference | ||
Comment | LSJ 237 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Azerbaijani | |
Lexeme | suvar- | |
Meaning 1 | to give to drink, to water | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | to water | |
Reference | ARRAL: 233 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | water | |
Meaning 1 | to give to drink, to water | The beasts to be fed and watered. Животные, которых нужно накормить и напоить |
Meaning 2 | to moisten; to water | We helped the gardener in watering his flowers. Мы помогли садовнику полить цветы. |
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