to water, to give water
→
to water (plants)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | ἄρδω | |
| meaning 1 | to give to drink, to water | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to moisten, to irrigate | ἄρδω ἀρούρας to irrigate the ploughed field |
| reference | ||
| comment | LSJ 237 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to moisten; to water | We helped the gardener in watering his flowers. Мы помогли садовнику полить цветы. |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||