green
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glaucoma
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | γλαυκός | |
| lexeme 2 | γλαύκωμα | |
| meaning 1 | bluish green or grey, of the olive, of the elder, of grapes, of vine leaves, of the beryl and topaz | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | glaucoma, opacity of the crystalline lens, cataract | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | The term γλαύκωμα is present already in Aristotle's writings (De generatione animalium 780a17) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Finnish | |
| lexeme 1 | vihreä | |
| lexeme 2 | viherkaihi | |
| meaning 1 | green | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | glaucoma | |
| reference | Vahros, Ščerbakov 2007: 736-737 | |
| comment | ||
Also English green cataract, German grüner Star, Russian (XIX c.) зеленая вода lit. 'green water' (Dal'), Czech zelený zákal, Dutch groene staar, Swedish grön starr, Mandarin Chinese qīngguāngyǎn (青光眼) lit. blue-green +light; ray; bright + eye.