Shift #
Number of realizations
14
sweet (taste)
→
fresh (of water)
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Latin |
| Lexeme 1 |
dulcis |
| Lexeme 2 |
aqua dulcis |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
sweet water |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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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 |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh (of water) |
eau douce
"fresh water" |
| Reference |
Larousse online |
| Related Languages |
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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 |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh, insipid |
sweet water
"fresh water" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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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) |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh water |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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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) |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh (of water) |
дьнесь моръскыѩ сланыѩ воды сладькы бываѭтъ |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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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 |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh, insipid |
édesvíz 'пресная вода'
"édesvíz 'fresh water'" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Possibly a German calque. |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ancient Greek |
| Lexeme |
γλυκύς |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh, insipid |
γλυκὺ ὕδωρ
"fresh water" |
| Reference |
LSJ |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
LSJ 352 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Turkmen |
| Lexeme |
süÿji |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh (water) |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| 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 |
→ |
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| 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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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Turkish |
| Lexeme |
tatlı |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Meaning 2 |
sweet water |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh, insipid |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Azeri |
| Lexeme |
şirin |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh, insipid |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
The word has been borrowed from Persian. |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Farsi |
| Lexeme |
ширин |
| Meaning 1 |
sweet |
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| Meaning 2 |
fresh (water) |
ширин аб
"fresh water" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
ПРС 13. |