to break (tr.)
—
to infringe
13 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | θρύπτω | |
| Meaning 1 | to smash, to break, to grind | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break (tradition etc.) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | bryde | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (tr.) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to infringe | bryde loven; bryde reglerne to break the law; to break the rules |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | break | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (into pieces) | He fell through the windows, breaking the glass He fell through the windows, breaking the glass |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to break (law etc.) | We didn't know we were breaking the law. We didn't know we were breaking the law. |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also the Germ. brechen: die Ehe brechen 'to cheat on husband/wife' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | brjóta | |
| Meaning 1 | to break, to destroy | Bátinn braut í spón á skerin The boat was broken to pieces |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break (a law etc.) | þeir hafa brotið lög they have broken the law |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | Берков | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | brjóta | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (tr.) | hann missti bollann og braut hann he dropped the cup and broke it |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to infringe | þeir hafa brotið lög they broke the law |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | rompere | |
| Meaning 1 | to break | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break | 1 rompere la tregua 1 to break cease-fire 2 to break silence |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nivkh | |
| Lexeme | зосӄть | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (tr.) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to infringe | |
| Reference | Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 89 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | bryte | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (tr.) | bryte beinet to break one’s leg |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to infringe | bryte lovene, reglene to break the laws, the rules |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Osetin | |
| Lexeme | sæddyn | |
| Meaning 1 | to break | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break | ma basædd dæ ard do not break your oath |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Абаев 3, 53-54 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | rušit' | |
| Lexeme 2 | narušit' | |
| Meaning 1 | to smash down, to destroy | Стена рушится на глазах. The wall is breaking down in front of our eyes. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break | нарушать правила to break rules |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | quebrar | |
| Meaning 1 | to break | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break (silence, law) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 632 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | mvunjo | |
| Meaning 1 | desturction | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | breach | mvunjo wa sheria wringdoing |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also mvunja the one who breaks (ruins, destroys); mvunja mawe stonemason; mvunja sheria law breaker Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | bryta | |
| Meaning 1 | to break (tr.) | bryta benet to break one’s leg |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to infringe | bryta ett kontrakt; bryta ett avtal to break a contract; to break a contract |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||