to blossom
→
to get mouldy (musty)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | a înflori | |
| Meaning 1 | to blossom | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to mould | pereţii au înflorit The walls got covered with mould |
| Reference | NODEX | |
| Comment | DRRS 1, 1121, NODEX | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | zacvesti | |
| Meaning 1 | to start blooming (plants) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to become nouldy | Хлеб зацвёлый. mouldy bread |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The meaning is attested in the 19th century (SRNG 11, 168). Cf. Dal': "Цвести. Покрываться плесенью, плеснеть, зеленеть гнилью (To get mouldy, to be green with rot). Вода цветет в июле, покрывается поростами, тиною, лягушачьим шелком (In July the water gets green with rot, it gets covered with pond scum and duckweed)." | |
ср. рус. цвести 'покрываться водорослями (о поверхности воды)': пруд цветет