wing
→
sail (n.)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | πτερόν | |
| meaning 1 | wing | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | sails (unless oars!) | ἐρετμά, τά τε πτερὰ νηυσὶ πέλονται Od.11.125; νηὸς πτερά Hes.Op.628 |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | πτίλον | |
| meaning 1 | wing, prop. of insects | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pl., sails of a ship | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | Lyc.25 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tuvan | |
| lexeme | чалгын | |
| meaning 1 | wing (bird) | |
| meaning 2 | boat sail | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||