Number of realizations
17
sweet (taste)
→
lovely
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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 |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Gagauz | |
Lexeme | tatlı | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Meaning 2 | sweet, nice | |
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Comment | The same in many Turkic languages (cf. Also КРПС 517.) |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | сладкий | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | сладкое яблоко "'a sweet apple'" |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | pleasant, nice | сладкие грезы "'sweet dreams'" |
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Comment | Русское "сладкий" в значении 2 склонно к ироническому переосмыслению: сладкий голос, сладкая парочка. |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Karaim | |
Lexeme | ширин | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Meaning 2 | sweet, nice | йузунни ширин кöрэйим |
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Comment | КРПС 646. |
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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." |
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Comment | Example taken from the Lingva dictionary. О полисемии англ. sweet см. Dirven 1985 |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Latin | |
Lexeme | dulcis | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Meaning 2 | tender, nice | dulcis amicus "soul mate" |
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Comment | Glare 578. Also Rum. Dulce DRRS 1, 750 |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | γλυκύς | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | friendly, affectionate | |
Reference | LSJ | |
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Comment | LSJ 352 |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | η̒δύς | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Meaning 2 | darling; pleasant | |
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Comment | LSJ 765 |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Classical Arabic | |
Lexeme | ḥulw- | |
Meaning 1 | 'sweet' | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | 'pleasing, goodly, beautiful' | |
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Comment | Lane 634 |
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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" |
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Comment | ЯРС 239. |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Lezgian | |
Lexeme | širin | |
Meaning 1 | sweet | |
Meaning 2 | pleasant; dear, respected | a. ширин ахвар 'pleasant dream'; "приятный сон" |
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Comment | (LezgRus 385). The same in Tabassaran, cf. (TabRus 350). |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Evenki | |
Lexeme | aya | |
Meaning 1 | sweet, tasty | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | nice | |
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Comment | Василевич 1958, 44 |
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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" |
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Comment | EDICT. |
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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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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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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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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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