Number of realizations
22
long (size)
—
long (period of time)
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | δολιχός | |
| Meaning 1 | long | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | long (of time) | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yakut | |
| Lexeme | намылҕа | |
| Meaning 1 | long | намылҕа таҥас "1) long clothes 2) long maned (horse)" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (of time) | намылҕа сырыы "long journey, long conversation," |
| Reference | Slepcov 1972 page 252 | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Koryak | |
| Lexeme | нив'лыӄин | |
| Meaning 1 | long | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (of time) | |
| Reference | Moll 1960 page 74 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | räǧǧəm | |
| Meaning 1 | 'long' | räǧǧəm gämäd; "'long rope'" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'long (period of time)' | and amät räǧǧəm gize näw "'a year is a long time'" |
| Reference | K page 405 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | долгий (dolgij) | |
| Meaning 1 | long (archaic) | волос долог, да ум короток "long hair, short intellect" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | continued | долгие зимние вечера "long winter evenings" |
| Reference | BAS page 3 931-933 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | longus | |
| Meaning 1 | having (great) linear extent, long | gladius longus "long sword" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (of a period of time) | vita longa "long life" |
| Reference | Glare page 1042 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ṭawīl- | |
| Meaning 1 | 'long, tall, high' | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 'long' | ʔinna l-layl-a ṭawīl-un "'verily the night is long'" |
| Reference | Lane page 1897 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | μακρός | |
| Meaning 1 | long | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long | μακρός ἧμαρ "long day" |
| Reference | LSJ page 1075 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurdish | |
| Lexeme | dirēž | |
| Meaning 1 | long | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long | |
| Reference | Cabolov page I 311 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Hebrew | |
| Lexeme | ʔrk (qal) | |
| Meaning 1 | ‘to be long’ | wa-teʔĕraknā pōrōtāw "Ez 31:5: ‘its branches are long’" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ‘to be long-lasting’ | yaʔarəkū hayyāmīm "Ez 12:22: ‘the days are long’" |
| Reference | HALAT page 85 | |
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| Comment | The same two meanings in the Accadian cognate, arāku (CAD AII 223), arku 'long' (CAD AII 283-285) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Fula | |
| Lexeme | juunta | |
| Meaning 1 | to be long | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to be long (etre long (temps)) | |
| Reference | Zubko 1980 page 281 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Itelmen | |
| Lexeme | ивлаҳ | |
| Meaning 1 | long | кутҳăс хи'ивлаҳ "a very long road" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long | ламл̹ қл̹ҳэ'л хи'ивлаҳа'н "In summer days are very long" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Володин, Халоймова 25 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | nawāḫ, nawiḫ | |
| Meaning 1 | 'long' | ḥabl nawāḫ "'a long rope' (Jes. 5:18)" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'long (period of time)' | nawāḫ ḥəywat; "'a long life' (Dan. 7:12);" |
| Reference | LLA page 674 | |
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| Comment | The same meanings are also preserved in Tigrinya näwiḥ (KT 1346-1347 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | dīrghá | |
| Meaning 1 | long (in space) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long , for a long time | |
| Reference | MW | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | MW 481 cf. the noun. dīrghatā 'length' and 'endurance'. Кочергина 271-272 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | яргъи (jarʁi) | |
| Meaning 1 | long | яргъи хьун "to elongate, to grow (e.g. Hair)" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long | |
| Reference | LezgRus page 404 | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | τᾰνᾰός | |
| Meaning 1 | long | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | long | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | длинный (dlinnyj) | |
| Meaning 1 | long | a. Длинная улица 'Long street'. b. Длинный забор 'Long fence'. c. Длинное платье 'Long dress'. d. Длинный путь 'Long way'. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | longstanding | a. Длинный день 'a long day'. b. Длинный рассказ 'a long story'. |
| Reference | BAS page 3 820 | |
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|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | long | |
| Meaning 1 | long (size) | long corridor "a long corridor" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (period of time) | longue période "a long period" |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
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| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | lang | |
| Meaning 1 | long (size) | et langt tau "a long rope" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (period of time) | en lang stund "a long time" |
| Reference | BO | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | lang | |
| Meaning 1 | long (size) | langt hår "long hair" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (period of time) | langt liv "a long life" |
| Reference | DDO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | lång | |
| Meaning 1 | long (size) | ett långt rep "a long rope" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (period of time) | ett långt liv "a long life" |
| Reference | SAO | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | langur | |
| Meaning 1 | long (size) | langur kaðall "a long rope" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | long (period of time) | veturinn hefur verið langur "the winter was long" |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
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