bitter → bitterling 4 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 bitter
lexeme 2 bitterling
meaning 1 bitter
direction →
meaning 2 bitterling
reference
comment also the Germ. Bitterling, Bitterfish
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme amarus
meaning 1 bitter
direction →
meaning 2 bitterling
reference
comment Glare 112
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 kartus
lexeme 2 kartenė
meaning 1 bitter
direction →
meaning 2 bitterling
reference
comment Also the Lit. kartuolė 'bitterling'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 горький (gor'kij)
lexeme 2 горчак (gorčak)
meaning 1 bitter
direction →
meaning 2 oxtongue
reference
comment The same root gave the names for bitterling in other Slavic languages: Rus. горчанка, гоьчавка, горчица, горькуш(к)а, горчушка, Ucr. гiрчак, гiрчанка, Bel. гарчак, Bulg. горчивка, Serb.-Cr. грчица, Pol. gorzkówka, Low Lus. górčica, Czech hořavka, hořovka, Slovak. Horavka, horič

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