Number of realizations
6
weak
→
bad
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | French | |
| Language 2 | Italian | |
| Lexeme 1 | chétif | |
| Lexeme 2 | cattivo | |
| Meaning 1 | feeble | aspect chétif "feeble look" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | bad | |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Both words are derived from captivus 'prisoner'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian | |
| Lexeme | slab | |
| Meaning 1 | 1) слабый, малосильный, маломощный [Толстой 2001: 549] | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 3) bad, of no value | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Cf. the Rus. Слабый фильм 'bad film' | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | svak | |
| Meaning 1 | weak | han er svak etter operasjonen "he is weak after the surgery" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad | en av forfatterens svakeste bøker "one of the worst books by this author" |
| Reference | BO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | svag | |
| Meaning 1 | weak | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | not good enough | |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | svag | |
| Meaning 1 | weak | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad | en svag prestation "bad results" |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | gyenge | |
| Meaning 1 | weak | gyenge asszony "a weak woman" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | bad | gyenge film "a bad movie" |
| Reference | Гальди 1974 page 271 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||