Number of realizations

14

sweet (taste)

→

fresh (of water)

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))"
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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.

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