tower rook (chess) 27 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 42495)
type Polysemy
language Afrikaans
lexeme toring
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 2 (ID: 47059)
type Polysemy
language Basque
lexeme dorre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Баскско-русский, русско-баскский словарь 1997: 38
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 42498)
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme torre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DIEC2
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 38540)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme kula
meaning 1 tower

stražarska kula, kula babilonska, kula od bjelokosti


watchtower, tower of Babylon, tower of ivory

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 42501)
type Polysemy
language Czech
lexeme věž
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SSJČ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 42524)
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme tårn
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 42496)
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme toren
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference HWNF
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 42523)
type Polysemy
language Esperanto
lexeme turo
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 42522)
type Polysemy
language Finnish
lexeme torni
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Kielitoimiston sanakirja
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 42511)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme tour
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 42510)
type Polysemy
language Galician
lexeme torre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DRAG
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 42521)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Turm
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DWDS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 38539)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme torony
meaning 1 tower

csillagászati torony, elefántcsont torony


astronomical tower, ivory tower

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)

Toronnyal lép.


Play the rook.

reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 42499)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme torre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Vocabolario Treccani
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 42516)
type Polysemy
language Late Latin
lexeme turris
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Robert historique
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 42515)
type Polysemy
language Latvian
lexeme tornis
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Tezaurs.lv
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 42422)
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme bókštas
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference LRŽ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18 (ID: 42519)
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme πύργος
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DSMG
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 42520)
type Polysemy
language Modern Hebrew
lexeme ts'ríakh (צְרִיחַ)
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 42503)
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme wieża
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference WSJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 42509)
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme torre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DPLP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 22 (ID: 34379)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme turn
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DEX98
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 23 (ID: 42512)
type Polysemy
language Scottish Gaelic
lexeme tùr
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Dwelly 1911
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 24 (ID: 38541)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme кула (kula)
meaning 1 tower

Mali grad je bio artiljerijska baza koju su štitile kružne kule.


The small town was an artillery base protected by circular towers.

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference CLARIN.SI Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 612
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 25 (ID: 42502)
type Polysemy
language Slovak
lexeme veža
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference KSSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 26 (ID: 42508)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme torre
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference DRAE
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 27 (ID: 42507)
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme torn
meaning 1 tower
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SAOB
comment