whirlpool
—
whirlwind
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | δίνη | |
| meaning 1 | whirlpool, eddy | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | whirlwind | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | Also δῖνος | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Komi | |
| lexeme | гумыльга | |
| meaning 1 | whirlpool | гумыльгаӧ кӧ веськалан, петныд сэтысь сьӧкыд if you get into a whirlpool, getting out of there is not easy |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | whirlwind | гумыльгаӧн бергавны to whirl in a whirlwind |
| reference | Beznosikova et al. 2000 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | vertex | |
| meaning 1 | swirling mass of water, whirlpool, eddy | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | whirlwind | |
| reference | Glare: 2042 | |
| comment | ||