fox (Vulpes vulpes)
↔
cunning person
25 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3080 | <animal> | → | cunning person | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Finnish | |
| Lexeme | kettu | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | sik’ | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 293) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κίνᾰδος | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | ałves | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning dog (cunning person) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 17 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | zorro | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger, swindler | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 807 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | fox | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | vulpes | |
| Lexeme 2 | vulpio | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Glare 2100 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | lisa | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox (colloq.) | Опять эта лиса ко мне подъезжает с разговорами 'This cunning dog is again approaching me with conversations' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Moksha | |
| Lexeme | келазь | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | МокшРС 243 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ἀλώπηξ | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 75 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | tilki | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ГРМС 470. Cf. Also the verb тилкилеш- 'to become cunning'. Also the Turk. Tilki | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | wa-skyes | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (lit. born from a fox) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, crafty person | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Рерих VIII, 45. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | räv | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | jaga räv 'to hunt foxes' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | den gamle räven har antytt att han tänker avgå, men många tror att det bara är ett taktiskt drag 'the old fox has hinted that he was thinking about leaving, but many people think that it is just a tactical move' |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tabassaran | |
| Lexeme | sul | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (TabRus 273) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | refur | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | skjóta e-m ref fyrir rass 'to deceieve smn' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kabardian | |
| Lexeme | baže | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | sly dog (cunning person) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | СКЧЯ: 31, also Adyg. Баджэ АдРС 25 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | kitsune (狐) | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | EDICT. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Erzya | |
| Lexeme | ривезь | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person, flatterer | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ЭрзРС 551 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Albanian | |
| Lexeme | dhelpër | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | rev | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | være en gammel rev 'to be an old fox' |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | ræv | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | Man har karikeret mig som lukket, en snedig ræv 'I have been depicted as a reserved person, a cunning fox' |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | róka | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | Žarinova 2006: 28 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Tuvan | |
| Lexeme 1 | кажар кызыл | |
| Lexeme 2 | кажар | |
| Meaning 1 | (euphemism) fox | |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning | |
| Reference | Suvandii 2016: 139 | |
| Comment | lit. 'cunning red'. Western and Central dialects | |
| NEW Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Abaza | |
| Lexeme | бага / baga | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | Tugov 1967 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Nivkh | |
| Lexeme 1 | к’еӄ | |
| Lexeme 2 | к’еӄумгу | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning treacherous woman | |
| Reference | Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 130 | |
| Comment | ||
ср. также устойчивые выражения: болг. хитър като лисица ‘хитрый как лисица’, польск. głupy jak wrona, a chytry jak lis ‘глупый как ворона, хитрый как лис’, лиса семерых волков проведет (Даль).