to strike, hit
→
to break (tr.)
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | κόπτω | |
| meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to break, to crush | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Also κατακόπτω | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Lithuanian | |
| lexeme | daužýti | |
| meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | daužýti kùmščiu į˜ stãlą to hit the table with a fist |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to break | daužýti indus to break dishes |
| reference | ||
| comment | LRŽ 139 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | bit' | |
| meaning 1 | to beat | a. Не бей ребенка 'Do not beat the child'. b. Бить больно 'to beat painfully'. c. Бить кого-нибудь по голове 'to beat someone on the head'. |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to crush, to break | a. Бить стекла. 'To break glass.' b. Бить щебень. 'To break small rocks.' |
| reference | ||
| comment | (Ushakov) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swahili | |
| lexeme | fua | |
| meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | fua nazi to break a coconut |
|
| reference | ||
| comment | Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swahili | |
| lexeme | banja | |
| meaning 1 | to beat, to knock | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to break, to split | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Polikanov | |