club (a weapon)
→
clubs (in cards)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | club | |
| Lexeme 2 | clubs | |
| Meaning 1 | a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil | |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Lexeme | paus | |
| Meaning 1 | club (a weapon) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clubs (in cards) | |
| Reference | DPLP | |
| Comment | ||
Originally the suit was represented by clubs. Eventually the design changed to that of a three-leaf clover, but the name was kept.