rope, cord
→
unit of length
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | gämäd | |
| Meaning 1 | 'rope' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'measure of land' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Check Pankhurst | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | σχοῖνος | |
| Meaning 1 | (тростниковая) веревка, бечева, канат | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Egyptian length unit = 30 stadia, i.e. About 5.5 km | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The principal meaning is that of 'cane' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Dutch | |
| Lexeme | kabeltouw | |
| Meaning 1 | anchor tow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cable length | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also the Rus. кабельтов initially in the meaning of 'anchor cable' Фасмер 2, 151. Cf. also the Sp. cable 'cable' and 'кабельтов (a length unit)' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | cordel | |
| Meaning 1 | string | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | the distance of five steps | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 226 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | cuerda | |
| Meaning 1 | rope, cord, cable, wire rope | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | length unit (7095,15 mm) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 243 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | soga | |
| Meaning 1 | rope, cable | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | length unit (= 710.5 sm) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 709 | |