fool
→
pyrite
9 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Type | Motivation | |
Language | German | |
Lexeme 1 | Narr | |
Lexeme 2 | Narrengold | |
Meaning 1 | fool | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | pyrite | |
Reference | Duden | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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.