Mary, mother of Jesus + <insect> ladybird 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Croatian
lexeme 1 Mara + buba
lexeme 2 bubamara
meaning 1 Mary, mother of Jesus + bug, beetle
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 Our Lady + bug
lexeme 2 ladybug
meaning 1 Mary, mother of Jesus + (informal) any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference ODE
comment Also ladybird
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Maria + Käfer
lexeme 2 Marienkäfer
meaning 1 Mary, mother of Jesus + beetle
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference Duden
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Icelandic
lexeme 1 María + bjalla
lexeme 2 maríubjalla
meaning 1 Mary, mother of Jesus + beetle
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference ISLEX
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Macedonian
lexeme 1 Мара + буба
lexeme 2 бубамара
meaning 1 form of Мария 'Mary' + bug, beetle
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Serbian
lexeme 1 Мара (Mara) + буба
lexeme 2 бубамара (bubamara)
meaning 1 Mary, mother of Jesus + bug, beetle Sveta Mara
Saint Mary
direction
meaning 2 ladybird u oktobru i aprilu zabeležene najezde bubamara
ladybug infestations were recorded in October and April
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Derivation
language Turkish
lexeme 1 hanım + böcek
lexeme 2 hanımböceği
meaning 1 lady, madam (respectful addess to a woman) + bug, insect
direction
meaning 2 ladybird
reference Baskakov 1977: 383
comment In Turkish the word does not refer to virgin Mary, but rather is just a loantranslation from the English term.