to bloom, 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