to wither weak 6 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme venuti
meaning 1 to wither
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meaning 2 to lose strength, health, to physically weaken
reference HJP
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Hausa
lexeme yàusasà
meaning 1 to wither
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meaning 2 to feel weak
reference Awde 1996
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme marceo, marcere
meaning 1 to wither
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meaning 2 to be weak
reference Lewis, Short
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme mârced
meaning 1 (of plants) withered, faded
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meaning 2 (of people) sickly, weak, exhausted
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 521
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NEW Realization 5
type Internal cognates
language Russian
lexeme 1 вянуть
lexeme 2 вялый
meaning 1 to wither
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meaning 2 weak
reference <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme венути (venuti)
meaning 1 to wither

Na Kosovu polju ljirokome padali su i venuli crveni božuri kraj lepe Graianice.


Red peonies fell and withered in the field of lilacs in Kosovo near the beautiful Graianica.

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meaning 2 to lose strength, health, weaken, lose weight, languish (about a person)

Živko se borio kao lud, a žena je samo venulа, valjda je osećala krivicu što su izgubili kuću pa se razbolela. Ubrzo je i umrla.


Živko fought like crazy, and his wife just withered away, I guess she felt guilty that they lost the house, so she got sick. Soon she died.

reference РСЈ: 138 PDRS (Serbian Web)
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