sweet (taste) dear, darling 12 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme γλυκύς
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 of persons, sweet, dear
Reference LSJ: 352
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme ἡδύς
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling
Reference LSJ: 765 Dvoreckij 1958
Comment
NEW Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme sladak
Meaning 1 sweet (taste)
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling

brate slatki; dušo moja slatka


dear brother, my dear darling

Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme sweet
Meaning 1 sweet (taste)
Direction
Meaning 2 synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection Good evening, my sweet.
Reference English Wiktionary
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Gagauz
Lexeme татлы (tatlı)
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 darling
Reference Gajdarži et al. 1973: 460-461
Comment The same in many Turkic languages (cf. Also КРПС 517.)
NEW Realization 6
Type Semantic evolution
Language Irish Gaelic
Lexeme milis
Meaning 1 sweet (taste) Blas milis
sweet taste
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling teanga milis
dear, flattering tongue
Reference Ó Dónaill 1977: 859
Comment Milis an Teanga - traditionaly speaking about irish
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Karaim
Lexeme ширин
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 sweet, nice йузунни ширин кöрэйим
I would like to see your dear face
Reference KRPS: 646
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme dulcis
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 tender, nice dulcis amicus
soul mate
Reference Glare: 578
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Lezgian
Lexeme ширин (širin)
Meaning 1 sweet
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, respected
Reference LezgRus: 385
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Romanian
Lexeme dulce
Meaning 1 sweet (taste)
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling
Reference DRRS: 1, 750 DEX98 MDA2
Comment
NEW Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme сладак (sladak)
Meaning 1 sweet (taste)

слатка јабука, слатка кафа


sweet apple, sweet coffee

Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling

брате слатки, сестро слатка


dear brother, dear sister

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1237
Comment
NEW Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Somali
Lexeme macaan(-ta)
Meaning 1 sweet (n.)
Direction
Meaning 2 dear, darling (about woman)
Reference Alejnikov 2012
Comment