to flow
→
electricity
13 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | waḥzi | |
| Meaning 1 | 'flow, tide' | bərtuʕ waḥzi ''strong, powerful flow'' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'current (electric - neol.)' | ḳurṣät waḥzi ''short circuit'' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | KT 1719 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme 1 | fluir | |
| Lexeme 2 | fluido (eléctrico) | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | current | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 373 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | cereyan | |
| Meaning 1 | current | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | current | cereyan merkezi 'the source of current' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | tok | |
| Meaning 1 | flow | ток крови 'bllod flow' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | current | электрический ток 'electric current' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | current | |
| Meaning 1 | current | against the current 'upstream' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | current | alternating current 'alternating current' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also the Sp. corriente, Ital. corrente | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | Strom | |
| Meaning 1 | current | ein äquatorialer Strom 'equatorial stream' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | current | konstanter Strom 'constant current' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme 1 | strømme | |
| Lexeme 2 | strøm | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | tårene strømmet 'tears were streaming' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | spare på strømmen 'to economize on electricity' |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme 1 | strømme | |
| Lexeme 2 | strøm | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | tårerne strømmede ned ad kinderne 'tears were streaming down the cheeks' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | afbryde strømmen 'to turn off electricity' |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme 1 | strömma | |
| Lexeme 2 | ström | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | tårarna strömmade nerför hennes kinder 'tears were streaming down her cheeks' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | bryta strömmen 'to turn off electricity' |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme 1 | streyma | |
| Lexeme 2 | straumur | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | heitt vatn streymir upp úr borholunni 'hot water is streaming out of the bore well' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | струја (struja) | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | речна струја 'river flow' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | наизменична струја ' alternating current ' |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1279 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | struja | |
| Meaning 1 | to flow | riječna struja 'river flow' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | istosmjerna struja; izmjenična struja 'direct current; alternating current' |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | arus | |
| Meaning 1 | stream, current | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electric current | |
| Reference | Rott et al. 1977.: 22 | |
| Comment | ||