fox (Vulpes vulpes)
↔
cunning person
28 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3080 | <animal> | → | cunning person | Open |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Abaza | |
| Lexeme | бага / baga | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | Tugov 1967 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Adyghe | |
| Lexeme 1 | баджэ | |
| Lexeme 2 | баджэм фэд | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | Txarkaxo 1991: 33 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Albanian | |
| Lexeme | dhelpër | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κίνᾰδος | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ἀλώπηξ | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 75 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | ałves | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning dog (cunning person) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 17 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | fox | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Erzya | |
| Lexeme | ривезь | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person, flatterer | |
| Reference | Serebrennikov et al. 1993: 551 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Finnish | |
| Lexeme | kettu | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| 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 | |
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | róka | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | Žarinova 2006: 28 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | kitsune (狐) | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | EDICT. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme 1 | vulpes | |
| Lexeme 2 | vulpio | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Glare 2100 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | sik’ | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 293) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Moksha | |
| Lexeme | келазь | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | МокшРС 243 | |
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| NEW Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | vulpoi | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (male) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| NEW Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Rutul | |
| Lexeme | сикI / sikʼ | |
| Meaning 1 | fox (Vulpes vulpes) | сикIирды хьвар / sikʼirdɨ xʷar fox hole |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | вы сикI виъинекун, зы сикIирды джыбыр виъи / wɨ sikʼ wiʔinekun, zɨ sikʼirdɨ ǯɨbɨr wiʔi if you are a fox, then I am a fox tale (that is I am smarted than you, I can outwit you) |
| Reference | Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 319 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | zorro | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger, swindler | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 807 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tabassaran | |
| Lexeme | sul | |
| Meaning 1 | fox | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning fox, dodger | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (TabRus 273) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| NEW Realization 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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).