The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

26 shifts found

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ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
423	little, small	Physical Properties; Size	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
891	liquid (adj.)	Physical Properties	→	smooth (movement)	Motion
1133	quiet (vs. loud)	Physical Properties; Sound	↔	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1222	firm, durable	Physical Properties	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1223	weak	Physical Properties	↔	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1246	quick	Motion; Speed	→	transparent	Visual; Physical Properties
1286	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	—	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
1471	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1627	quick	Motion; Speed	—	loud	Physical Properties; Sound
1716	big	Physical Properties; Size	—	quick	Motion; Speed
1719	flexible	Physical Properties	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1720	hot	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1724	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	quick	Motion; Speed
1864	heavy (vs. light)	Physical Properties	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
2031	cold	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
2992	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed	—	dense, thick (of liquid)	Physical Properties
3050	blunt	Physical Properties; Shape	—	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
6254	dense (of forest)	Physical Properties	—	quick	Motion; Speed
6501	lame	Physical Properties	→	slow (adj.)	Motion; Speed
6595	quick	Motion; Speed	—	taut, tensioned	Physical Properties; Shape
6773	to come, arrive	Motion	→	to fit	Physical Properties
6794	to take away, carry away	Motion	→	to endure	Physical Properties
7358	to crawl	Motion	→	slippery	Tactile; Physical Properties
7587	to drive, force to move on	Motion	→	to make blunt	Physical Properties; Shape
7711	to move (tr.)	Motion	→	to be fast (of clocks, watches)	Physical Properties
9301	to pass by	Motion	→	to fit	Physical Properties