nettle (Urtica) → medusa, jellyfish 3 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 3852)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἀκαλήφη
meaning 1 nettle
meaning 2 jelly fish (species)
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comment LSJ 46
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 8037)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme κνίδη
meaning 1 nettle
direction →
meaning 2 "sea nettle" (a specie of jelly fish with prey capturing thread)
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 4599)
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 nettle
lexeme 2 nettle-fish
meaning 1 nettle
meaning 2 jelly fish
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