Number of realizations
3
misfortune
↔
poverty
Realization | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | German | |
Lexeme | arm | |
Meaning 1 | unhappy | |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | poor | |
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Comment |
Realization | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Czech | |
Lexeme | bída | |
Meaning 1 | trouble, misery [Павлович 1976: 31] | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | poverty, misery, need | |
Reference | ||
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Comment | In Serb., Mac. 'беда' there are both meanings. In Bulg., Rus. 'беда' means only 'trouble'. In Pol. bieda means only 'poverty'. Cf. Rus. Бедный (poor). |
Realization | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | French | |
Lexeme | misère | |
Meaning 1 | misfortune, trouble; misery, failure; suffering | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | poverty, misery, need | vivre dans la misère "to live in poverty" |
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Comment | From Lat. miser 'unhappy, poor'. The meaning 1 has become obsolete. |