acrobat, equilibrist
—
cunning person
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | saltimbanco | |
| Meaning 1 | those who perform in squares, circuses or shanties in exercises of skill, dexterity or in musical or comic numbers | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | quack, charlatan | |
| Reference | Vocabolario Treccani | |
| Comment | From saltare in banco 'leap (or somersault) on the bench'. Second meaning in De Mauro 'those who practice a profession or engage in an activity with an absolute lack of ability and seriousness' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | acrobat | |
| Meaning 1 | acrobat, equilibrist | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | one who seeks to deceive | |
| Reference | Șăineanu 1929 | |
| Comment | Second meaning in other sources: 'inconsistent person in behavior, ideas, etc .; person who seeks to amaze, to stand out' (DEX09), 'Inconsistent person in attitudes, in opinions' (NODEX) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | cambaz | |
| Meaning 1 | acrobat, rope-walker | cambaz tahtası springboard |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger | о cambaz adamdır güvenilmez He is a cunning person |
| Reference | Jusipova 2005 | |
| Comment | ||