deep
—
high (size), tall
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | hoch | |
| Meaning 1 | deep | hohe See 'deep sea' |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | high | hohe Mauer 'high wall' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The same in English: high seas | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | nawāḫ, nawiḫ | |
| Meaning 1 | 'deep' | gəbb nawāḫ ''a deep pit'' |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | 'high, tall' | dabr nawiḫ ''a high mountain' (Hen 25:3)' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LLA 674. The original meaning is LONG (SIZE) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tuvan | |
| Lexeme | терең | |
| Meaning 1 | deep (water) | |
| Meaning 2 | high (e.g. Grass) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Возможно, глубокая вода - это как вода при разливе реки, когда она поднимается. тут не простой случай. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | altus | |
| Meaning 1 | deep | altissima flumina 'the deepest rivers' |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | high | sub ramis arboris altae 'under the branches of a high tree' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||