to drop (of liquid)
—
to die
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | drop | |
| Meaning 1 | to drip | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to die | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | капати (kapati) | |
| Meaning 1 | to drop (of liquid) | капао из флашице dropped from the bottle |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to languish, to suffer, to die | капати у затвору languish in jail |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 522 | |
| Comment | ||
Возможно, промежуточный этап - падать.