long (size) long (period of time) 24 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme δολιχός
Meaning 1 long
Direction
Meaning 2 long (of time)
Reference LSJ
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Yakut
Lexeme намылҕа
Meaning 1 long намылҕа таҥас
'1) long clothes 2) long maned (horse)'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (of time) намылҕа сырыы
'long journey, long conversation,'
Reference Slepcov 1972: 252
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Koryak
Lexeme нив'лыӄин
Meaning 1 long
Direction
Meaning 2 long (of time)
Reference Moll 1960: 74
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme räǧǧəm
Meaning 1 'long' räǧǧəm gämäd;
''long rope''
Direction
Meaning 2 'long (period of time)' and amät räǧǧəm gize näw
''a year is a long time''
Reference K: 405
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Semantic evolution
Language Russian
Lexeme долгий (dolgij)
Meaning 1 long (archaic) волос долог, да ум короток
'long hair, short intellect'
Direction
Meaning 2 continued долгие зимние вечера
'long winter evenings'
Reference BAS: 3, 931-933
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme longus
Meaning 1 having (great) linear extent, long gladius longus
'long sword'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (of a period of time) vita longa
'long life'
Reference Glare: 1042
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme ṭawīl-
Meaning 1 'long, tall, high'
Direction
Meaning 2 'long' ʔinna l-layl-a ṭawīl-un
''verily the night is long''
Reference Lane: 1897
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme μακρός
Meaning 1 long
Direction
Meaning 2 long μακρός ἧμαρ
'long day'
Reference LSJ: 1075
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Kurdish
Lexeme dirēž
Meaning 1 long
Direction
Meaning 2 long
Reference Cabolov: I, 311
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Hebrew
Lexeme ʔrk (qal)
Meaning 1 ‘to be long’ wa-teʔĕraknā pōrōtāw
'Ez 31:5: ‘its branches are long’'
Direction
Meaning 2 ‘to be long-lasting’ yaʔarəkū hayyāmīm
'Ez 12:22: ‘the days are long’'
Reference HALAT: 85
Comment The same two meanings in the Accadian cognate, arāku (CAD AII 223), arku 'long' (CAD AII 283-285)
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Fula
Lexeme juunta
Meaning 1 to be long
Direction
Meaning 2 to be long (etre long (temps))
Reference Zubko 1980: 281
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Itelmen
Lexeme ивлаҳ
Meaning 1 long кутҳăс хи'ивлаҳ
'a very long road'
Direction
Meaning 2 long ламл̹ қл̹ҳэ'л хи'ивлаҳа'н
'In summer days are very long'
Reference
Comment Володин, Халоймова 25
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Geez
Lexeme nawāḫ, nawiḫ
Meaning 1 'long' ḥabl nawāḫ
''a long rope' (Jes. 5:18)'
Direction
Meaning 2 'long (period of time)' nawāḫ ḥəywat;
''a long life' (Dan. 7:12);'
Reference LLA: 674
Comment The same meanings are also preserved in Tigrinya näwiḥ (KT 1346-1347
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Sanskrit
Lexeme dīrghá
Meaning 1 long (in space)
Direction
Meaning 2 long , for a long time
Reference MW
Comment MW 481 cf. the noun. dīrghatā 'length' and 'endurance'. Кочергина 271-272
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Lezgian
Lexeme яргъи (jarʁi)
Meaning 1 long яргъи хьун
'to elongate, to grow (e.g. Hair)'
Direction
Meaning 2 long
Reference LezgRus: 404
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme τᾰνᾰός
Meaning 1 long
Direction
Meaning 2 long
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme длинный (dlinnyj)
Meaning 1 long a. Длинная улица 'Long street'. b. Длинный забор 'Long fence'. c. Длинное платье 'Long dress'. d. Длинный путь 'Long way'.
Direction
Meaning 2 longstanding a. Длинный день 'a long day'. b. Длинный рассказ 'a long story'.
Reference BAS: 3, 820
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme long
Meaning 1 long (size) long corridor
'a long corridor'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) longue période
'a long period'
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19
Type Polysemy
Language Norwegian
Lexeme lang
Meaning 1 long (size) et langt tau
'a long rope'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) en lang stund
'a long time'
Reference BO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20
Type Polysemy
Language Danish
Lexeme lang
Meaning 1 long (size) langt hår
'long hair'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) langt liv
'a long life'
Reference DDO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 21
Type Polysemy
Language Swedish
Lexeme lång
Meaning 1 long (size) ett långt rep
'a long rope'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) ett långt liv
'a long life'
Reference SAO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 22
Type Polysemy
Language Icelandic
Lexeme langur
Meaning 1 long (size) langur kaðall
'a long rope'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) veturinn hefur verið langur
'the winter was long'
Reference ISLEX
Comment
NEW Realization 23
Type Derivation
Language Selkup
Lexeme 1 ӄунда́ек
Lexeme 2 ӄунд ~ ӄу́ндэ, ку́ндэк ~ ку́ндэӈ
Meaning 1 long (size) а̄ кундáек
'not far off'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time) Кунд кыга́к варгэгу́.
'I want to live long'
Reference Consolidated Selkup
Comment
NEW Realization 24
Type Polysemy
Language Nivkh
Lexeme кыла
Meaning 1 long (size)

кыла к’е


'

long fishing net

'
Direction
Meaning 2 long (period of time)

кыла т’улф


'

long winter

'
Reference Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 126
Comment