ear
↔
listener
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | listener | |
| meaning 1 | ear | |
| direction | ← | |
| meaning 2 | listener (argot) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | The shift is "listener" > "ear". | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | auris | |
| meaning 1 | ear | |
| meaning 2 | listener (poet.) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | (Glare 217) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | uho | |
| meaning 1 | ear | |
| meaning 2 | a person who can eavesdrop | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Cf. about a person who can overhear, eavesdrop: Солдат-то этот ухо (lit. This soldier is an ear). | |