long (size)
—
long (period of time)
24 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1626 | short (size) | → | brief | Open |
| 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 | ||
Syncretism