Number of realizations
17
sweet (taste)
→
lovely
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | sætur | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | pleasant | en hvað litlu kettlingarnir eru sætir "how cute the little kittens are" |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
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| Comment | Берков | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | tatlı | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Meaning 2 | sweet, nice | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The same in many Turkic languages (cf. Also КРПС 517.) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | сладкий | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | сладкое яблоко "'a sweet apple'" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | pleasant, nice | сладкие грезы "'sweet dreams'" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Русское "сладкий" в значении 2 склонно к ироническому переосмыслению: сладкий голос, сладкая парочка. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | ширин | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Meaning 2 | sweet, nice | йузунни ширин кöрэйим |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | КРПС 646. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | sweet | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | sweet wine "sweet wine" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | nice, kind, beloved | She is sweet on him. "She is sweet on him." |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Example taken from the Lingva dictionary. О полисемии англ. sweet см. Dirven 1985 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | dulcis | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Meaning 2 | tender, nice | dulcis amicus "soul mate" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Glare 578. Also Rum. Dulce DRRS 1, 750 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | γλυκύς | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | friendly, affectionate | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | LSJ 352 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | η̒δύς | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Meaning 2 | darling; pleasant | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | LSJ 765 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ḥulw- | |
| Meaning 1 | 'sweet' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'pleasing, goodly, beautiful' | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Lane 634 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yakut | |
| Lexeme | минньигэстик | |
| Meaning 1 | tasty, sweet | минньигэстик астаммыт ас "deliciously cooked food" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | agreeably | 1) минньигэстик утуй= "1) t enjoy a balmy sleep 2) they had a very pleasant talk" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ЯРС 239. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | širin | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Meaning 2 | pleasant; dear, respected | a. ширин ахвар 'pleasant dream'; "приятный сон" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | (LezgRus 385). The same in Tabassaran, cf. (TabRus 350). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | aya | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet, tasty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | nice | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Василевич 1958, 44 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | amai (甘い) | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | Watashi wa konna amai kōhī wa nomenai (私はこんな甘いコーヒーは飲めない) "I can't drink coffee as sweet as this" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | pleasant | Watashi wa kanojo no amai koe ni miryoku sareta (私は彼女の甘い声に魅了された) "I was fascinated by her sweet voice" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | EDICT. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | søt | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | søte kaker "sweet cakes" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | neat | en søt jente "a lovely girl" |
| Reference | BO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | söt | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | kakan var för söt "the cake was too sweet" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | lovely | en söt kattunge "a lovely kitten" |
| Reference | SAO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | sød | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | den søde smag "the sweet taste" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | lovely | sød pige "a lovely girl" |
| Reference | DDO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udmurt | |
| Lexeme | ческыт | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | lovely | Ческыт мед кошкоз! "Приятного аппетита!" |
| Reference | Kirillova 2008 | |
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