fast (n.)
→
Friday
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Icelandic | |
| lexeme 1 | fasta | |
| lexeme 2 | föstudagur | |
| meaning 1 | fast (n.) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Friday | |
| reference | Buck 2008 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Irish Gaelic | |
| lexeme 1 | aoine | |
| lexeme 2 | Aoine | |
| meaning 1 | fast (n.) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Friday | |
| reference | Ó Dónaill 1977 | |
| comment | Also Céadaoine 'Wednesday' from céad 'first' and aoine 'fast' as fist fast of the week. Irish aoine is from From Old Irish aín, aíne 'fasting', from Latin ieiunium 'fast' from ieiunus 'fasting, abstinent, hungry' | |
from the traditional Roman Catholic practice of fasting and abstaining from meat on Fridays