old (vs. young)
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old (vs. new)
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kildin Saami | |
| Lexeme | вуэммь | |
| Meaning 1 | old (vs. young) | вуэммь олма old man |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old (vs. new) | вуэммь мāлець an old malitsa (deer coat) |
| Reference | Kuruč 1985: 62 | |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Lexeme | velho | |
| Meaning 1 | old (person) | Velhos senhores de cabeleira branca Aged gentlemen with white manes |
| Meaning 2 | old (thing) | ...carros velhos abandonados nos rios …old cars thrown into the rivers |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | staryj | |
| Meaning 1 | the one who reached old age | Старый человек. an old man |
| Meaning 2 | existing for a long time | a. Старая любовь не ржавеет. 'Old love does not rust.' b. Старый друг лучше новых двух. 'One old friend is better than two new ones.' c. Уплатить старый долг. 'To pay an old debt.' d. Старая дорога. 'An old road.' |
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| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | стар (star) | |
| Meaning 1 | old (vs. young) | стар човек old man |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old (vs. new) | старо одело, старе ципеле old suit, old shoes |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1266 | |
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| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | star | |
| Meaning 1 | old (vs. young) | vrlo star very old (man) |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old (vs. new) | |
| Reference | HJP | |
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