monk
—
osprey (Pandion haliaёtus)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Irish Gaelic | |
| lexeme | coirneach | |
| meaning 1 | monk | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | osprey (Pandion haliaёtus) | |
| reference | Dinneen 1904 | |
| comment | Dinneen 1904, 176; Ó Dónaill 1977. Also iascaire coirneach 'osprey', lit. 'tonsured fisherman'. In Old Irish cairnech 'tonsured; cleric, priest' (dil.ie/7934), íascaire cairnech 'osprey' (dil.ie/27109). cairnech from Old Irish corann 'crown, tonsure', from Latin corōna 'crown' + suffix -ach | |
because the white feathers of the top of the head resemble the tonsure of a Catholic monk