arc
→
rainbow
5 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
2411 | arc | → | bow (weapon) | Open |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | German | |
Lexeme 1 | Bogen | |
Lexeme 2 | Regenbogen | |
Meaning 1 | arc | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Also the Eng. bow and rainbow |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Latin | |
Lexeme | arcus | |
Meaning 1 | arc | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Thus the Engl. arc 'arch' and 'rainbow', Span. arco 'curve, arch' and arco iris 'rainbow', Ital. arco 'curve' and arcobaleno 'rainbow', Fr. arc and arc-en-ciel 'rainbow' |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Swahili | |
Lexeme | upinde | |
Meaning 1 | bend, arc | upinde wa njia; upinde wa mto 'road curve, river curve' |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | rainbow | upinde wa mvua 'rainbow' |
Reference | ||
Comment | Polikanov |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Cognates | |
Language 1 | Russian | |
Language 2 | Czech | |
Lexeme 1 | duga | |
Lexeme 2 | duha | |
Meaning 1 | arch | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | rainbow [Павлович 1976: 95] | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Serb. дуга has only the meaning B. The Bulg. дъга has both meanings. |
NEW Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Veps | |
Lexeme | bembüu | |
Meaning 1 | arc | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
Reference | Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 43 | |
Comment |