foot foot (poetry) 22 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme πούς
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference LSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme peu
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 group of syllables that is taken as the metrical unit of the verse

Els sis peus que componen l’hexàmetre llatí.

reference DIEC2
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Classical Armenian
lexeme otn (ոտն)
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879
comment

Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy http://www.nayiri.com/imagedDictionaryBrowser.jsp?dictionaryId=26&query=%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%B6

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Danish
lexeme 1 fod
lexeme 2 versefod / versfod
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Dutch
lexeme 1 voet
lexeme 2 versvoet
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Mironov 1987
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme foot
meaning 1 biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg; specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking
direction
meaning 2 basic measure of rhythm in a poem
reference OED
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Derivation
language Estonian
lexeme 1 jalg
lexeme 2 värsijalg
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference EKSS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Derivation
language Faroese
lexeme 1 fótur
lexeme 2 ørindisfótur
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Derivation
language Finnish
lexeme 1 jalka
lexeme 2 runojalka
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Kielitoimiston sanakirja English Wiktionary
comment

Coined by Finnish professor, poet and scholar August Ahlqvist in 1860.

ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme pied
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Fuß
lexeme 2 Versfuß
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference DWDS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 láb
lexeme 2 versláb
meaning 1 foot, leg
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Irish Gaelic
lexeme troigh
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Ó Dónaill 1977
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme piede
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference De Mauro
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Kannada
lexeme aḍi (ಅಡಿ)
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Kittel 1968-1971: 36
comment

Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary 2019 https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF

ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme pes
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 metrical foot
reference Lewis, Short
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Old English
lexeme fōt
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference Bosworth, Toller
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme stopa
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference WSJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference DPLP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme стопа
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference BTS
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme pie
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference DRAE
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme fot
meaning 1 foot
direction
meaning 2 foot (poetry)
reference SAOB
comment