nettle (Urtica)
→
medusa, jellyfish
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ἀκαλήφη | |
| Meaning 1 | nettle | |
| Meaning 2 | jelly fish (species) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 46 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κνίδη | |
| Meaning 1 | nettle | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | "sea nettle" (a specie of jelly fish with prey capturing thread) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | nettle | |
| Lexeme 2 | nettle-fish | |
| Meaning 1 | nettle | |
| Meaning 2 | jelly fish | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
прикосновение к щупальцам многих видов медуз вызывает ожог, схожий с действием крапивы