short (size) brief 17 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Akkadian
Lexeme kurû
Meaning 1 'short (in size)' šumma lišānšu kurat
if his tongue is short
Direction
Meaning 2 'short (in time)' 50 UD.MEŠ.DA.MEŠ
50 (years mean) short life
Reference CAD
Comment CAD k 569
NEW Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme kratak
Meaning 1 short (size)

kaput mi je kratak


my coat is short

Direction
Meaning 2 brief

kratak život


short life

Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Danish
Lexeme kort
Meaning 1 short (size) kort hår
short hair
Direction
Meaning 2 brief kort pause
a short pause
Reference DDO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme short
Meaning 1 short
Direction
Meaning 2 brief a short vacation
hort holiday
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme court
Meaning 1 short (size) une jupe courte
a short skirt
Direction
Meaning 2 brief En hiver, les jours sont plus courts qu'en été
In winter days are shorter than in summer
Reference Larousse online
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Geez
Lexeme ḫaṣir
Meaning 1 short (of length) ḫaṣirāt ʔaṣābʕihu
his fingers are short
Direction
Meaning 2 short (of time) ba-zəntu zaman ḫaṣir
in this short time
Reference LLA: 623
Comment The same polisemy in Amh. ač̣č̣ər (K 1335, Leslau 1973:1162), Tna. ḥaṣṣir (KT 302)
NEW Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Itelmen
Lexeme икәмљаӽ
Meaning 1 short (size)
Direction
Meaning 2 brief
Reference PIRS: 63
Comment
NEW Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Khamnigan Mongol
Lexeme bogoni
Meaning 1 short (size)
Direction
Meaning 2 brief, short time bogoni üder
short day
Reference Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 56
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme brevis
Meaning 1 short
Direction
Meaning 2 brief, short Vita nostra brevis est
Our life is short
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Norwegian
Lexeme kort
Meaning 1 short (size) buksa er for kort
the trousers are too short
Direction
Meaning 2 brief om kort tid
in a short time
Reference BO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Romanian
Lexeme scurt
Meaning 1 short o fustă scurtă
short skirt
Direction
Meaning 2 brief, short iarna scurtă
short winter
Reference DEX98
Comment DEX98
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme korotkij
Meaning 1 short a. Короткая палка 'Short stick'. b. Короткий путь 'Short way'. b. Короткие ноги 'Short legs'. c. Короткие волосы 'Short hair'.
Direction
Meaning 2 short, brief a. В самое короткое время. 'In the shortest time.' b. На короткий срок. 'For a short term.' c. После короткого молчания. 'After a short silence.'
Reference
Comment (Ushakov)
NEW Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme кратак (kratak)
Meaning 1 short (size)

Ови су ми рукави много кратки.


These sleeves are too short for me.

Direction
Meaning 2 brief

кратак зимски дан, кратко куцање


short winter day, short knock

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 584
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme corto
Meaning 1 short vestido corto
short dress
Direction
Meaning 2 brief plazo corto
short term
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 230
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Swedish
Lexeme kort
Meaning 1 short (size) kort hår
short hair
Direction
Meaning 2 brief ett kort samtal
a brief conversation
Reference SAO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Tabassaran
Lexeme žiqːi
Meaning 1 short, shortened жикъи палту
short coat
Direction
Meaning 2 brief жикъи отпуск
hort holiday
Reference
Comment (TabRus 162)
ACCEPTED Realization 17
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme kısa
Meaning 1 short kısa etek, pantolon bacağına kısa geliyor
short skirt, the trousers are too short for him
Direction
Meaning 2 short, brief kısa bir süre içinde
in a short time
Reference
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