<animal> white caps (on sea waves) 12 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Bulgarian
lexeme 1 zaec
lexeme 2 zajčeta
meaning 1 hare
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 horses
lexeme 2 white horses
meaning 1 horses
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Estonian
lexeme 1 jänes
lexeme 2 lainejänesed
meaning 1 hare
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment Lit. "wave + hares".
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme 1 mouton
lexeme 2 moutons
meaning 1 ram bêlement de moutons
ram bleating
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference CNRTL
comment Also the Ital. montoni
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Schäfchen
meaning 1 ewe lamb
direction
meaning 2 foamy waves
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 pecorella
lexeme 2 pecorelle
meaning 1 ewe lamb
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 avelės
lexeme 2 (bangų) avelės
meaning 1 ewe lambs
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves, lit. Sheep of the waves)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme baranki
meaning 1 lambs
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment Also the Rus. Барашки
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme zain'ka
meaning 1 bunny
direction
meaning 2 white foam on a wave
reference
comment dialectal.
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme cabrillas
meaning 1 doe kids
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves)
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 143
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme gås
meaning 1 goose grågås
gray goose
direction
meaning 2 white horses (on the waves) det gick vita gäss på vättern
there were white horses on the water
reference SAO
comment
NEW Realization 12
type Derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 märr
lexeme 2 spanska märrarna
meaning 1 mare
direction
meaning 2 (white foamy) waves on the Bay of Biscay Den natten, då vår korvett med döden som gäst red de spanska märrarna.
That night, when our corvette with death as its guest rode the Spanish mares (1912)
reference SAOB
comment lit. 'Spanish mares'. usual in expression rida de spanska märrarna 'ride the Spanish mares', about ships: 'travel across the Bay of Biscay in rough seas'