sweet (taste)
→
dear, darling
11 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | татлы (tatlı) | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | darling | |
| Reference | Gajdarži et al. 1973: 460-461 | |
| Comment | The same in many Turkic languages (cf. Also КРПС 517.) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | ширин | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | sweet, nice | йузунни ширин кöрэйим I would like to see your dear face |
| Reference | KRPS: 646 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | dulcis | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | tender, nice | dulcis amicus soul mate |
| Reference | Glare: 578 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | γλυκύς | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | of persons, sweet, dear | |
| Reference | LSJ: 352 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ἡδύς | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, darling | |
| Reference | LSJ: 765 Dvoreckij 1958 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | ширин (širin) | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, respected | |
| Reference | LezgRus: 385 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | dulce | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, darling | |
| Reference | DRRS: 1, 750 DEX98 MDA2 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | sweet | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection | Good evening, my sweet. |
| Reference | English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language | Irish Gaelic | |
| Lexeme | milis | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | Blas milis sweet taste |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, darling | teanga milis dear, flattering tongue |
| Reference | Ó Dónaill 1977: 859 | |
| Comment | Milis an Teanga - traditionaly speaking about irish | |
| NEW Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | сладак (sladak) | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | слатка јабука, слатка кафа sweet apple, sweet coffee |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, darling | брате слатки, сестро слатка dear brother, dear sister |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1237 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | sladak | |
| Meaning 1 | sweet (taste) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | dear, darling | brate slatki; dušo moja slatka dear brother, my dear darling |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||