fool
→
pyrite
9 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Czech | |
| lexeme 1 | blázen | |
| lexeme 2 | bláznovo zlato | |
| meaning 1 | fool, lunatic | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | fool | |
| lexeme 2 | fool's gold | |
| meaning 1 | person with poor judgment or little intelligence | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mineral or other substance often mistaken for gold; mainly iron pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme 1 | Narr | |
| lexeme 2 | Narrengold | |
| meaning 1 | fool | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | Duden | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Italian | |
| lexeme 1 | stolto | |
| lexeme 2 | oro degli stolti | |
| meaning 1 | stupid or foolish person | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | Per via del suo color oro era nota in passato come l'oro degli stolti; se riscaldata alla fiamma emette una miscela di solfuri dal classico odore di uova marce. |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Portuguese | |
| lexeme 1 | tolo | |
| lexeme 2 | ouro-dos-tolos | |
| meaning 1 | fool | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | Devido ao seu brilho metálico e à cor amarelo-dourada, recebeu também o apelido de ouro-dos-tolos (ou ouro-dos-parvos); ironicamente, contudo, pequenas quantidades de ouro podem às vezes ser encontradas disseminadas nas piritas. |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Portuguese | |
| lexeme 1 | parvo | |
| lexeme 2 | ouro-dos-parvos | |
| meaning 1 | fool | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Romanian | |
| lexeme 1 | nebun | |
| lexeme 2 | aurul nebunilor | |
| meaning 1 | fool | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme 1 | tonto | |
| lexeme 2 | oro de los tontos | |
| meaning 1 | fool | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Motivation | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme 1 | loco | |
| lexeme 2 | oro de los locos | |
| meaning 1 | crazy person; madman | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pyrite | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
From the idea that the mineral fools people (especially those who are fools) into mistakenly thinking that they have found gold.