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