Number of realizations
14
sweet (taste)
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fresh (of water)
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Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Latin
Lexeme 1
dulcis
Lexeme 2
aqua dulcis
Meaning 1
sweet
Direction
→
Meaning 2
sweet water
Reference
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Comment
Glare 578
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
French
Lexeme
doux
Meaning 1
sweet
Le miel est doux. "Honey is sweet."
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh (of water)
eau douce "fresh water"
Reference
Larousse online
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Comment
Cf. Ital. acqua dolce 'пресная вода', Rum. Apa dulce DRRS 1, 750
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
English
Lexeme
sweet
Meaning 1
sweet
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh, insipid
sweet water "fresh water"
Reference
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Comment
It is used along with 'fresh water'
Realization
Type
Derivation
Language
German
Lexeme 1
Süß
Lexeme 2
Süßwasser
Meaning 1
sweet (taste)
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh water
Reference
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Comment
Cf. the Swed. söt 'sweet', sötvatten 'fresh water'
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Old Slavonic
Lexeme
сладъкъ
Meaning 1
sweet (taste)
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh (of water)
дьнесь моръскыѩ сланыѩ воды сладькы бываѭтъ
Reference
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Comment
Cf. Serb.-Cr. слатка вода 'fresh water' [Толстой 2001: 550].
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Hungarian
Lexeme
édes
Meaning 1
sweet
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh, insipid
édesvíz 'пресная вода' "édesvíz 'fresh water'"
Reference
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Comment
Possibly a German calque.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Ancient Greek
Lexeme
γλυκύς
Meaning 1
sweet
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh, insipid
γλυκὺ ὕδωρ "fresh water"
Reference
LSJ
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Comment
LSJ 352
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Turkmen
Lexeme
süÿji
Meaning 1
sweet
Meaning 2
fresh (water)
Reference
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Modern Written Arabic
Lexeme
ḥulw-
Meaning 1
sweet (Wehr 237)
ʔat-tuffāḥ-u l-ḥulw-u "sweet apples (www-duhaa.net/212.htm (02.03.2004))"
Direction
→
Meaning 2
fresh (water)
wa-faḳadat ʔahl-u l-ḳāhirat-i l-māʔ-a l-ḥulw-a wa-štadda bi-n-nās-i l-ʕaṭš-u bi-sabab-i ḏālika "Cairo people had no more fresh (lit. sweet) water left, and because of that their thirst got stronger (www.al-eman.com/Islamlib (02.03.2004))"
Reference
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Turkish
Lexeme
tatlı
Meaning 1
sweet
Meaning 2
sweet water
Reference
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Comment
The same in Gagauz татлы су 'fresh water', татлы 'sweet'.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Modern Hebrew
Lexeme
מתוק
Meaning 1
sweet
Meaning 2
fresh (water)
מים מתוקים "fresh water"
Reference
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Comment
Маша транслитерируй.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Finnish
Lexeme
makea
Meaning 1
sweet
Meaning 2
fresh, insipid
Reference
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Azeri
Lexeme
şirin
Meaning 1
sweet
Meaning 2
fresh, insipid
Reference
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Comment
The word has been borrowed from Persian.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Farsi
Lexeme
شیرین širin
Meaning 1
sweet
Direction
—
Meaning 2
fresh (water)
اب شیرین āb-e širin "fresh water"
Reference
Rubinčik 1970 page 126
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Comment
ПРС 13.