The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

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НРЭ 1, 275-276

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Derivation
language		Ancient Greek
lexeme 1		ἄκανθα
lexeme 2		ἀκανθίς, ἀκανθυλλίς
meaning 1	thorn
direction	→
meaning 2	young goldfinch
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NEW Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Batsbi
lexeme 1		birḳ
lexeme 2		birḳẽ ⱨac̣uḳ
meaning 1	bur
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch (Carduelis)
reference		Mikeladze, Gigashvili 2012: 130
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Derivation
language		German
lexeme 1		Distel
lexeme 2		Distelfink
meaning 1	thistle
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Derivation
language		Latin
lexeme 1		carduus
lexeme 2		carduelis
meaning 1	thistle
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch
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comment		Glare 277

ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Derivation
language		Lithuanian
lexeme 1		dagy˜s
lexeme 2		dagìlis
meaning 1	thistle
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch
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comment		LRŽ 133

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Derivation
language		Macedonian
lexeme 1		трн (trn)
lexeme 2		трнарче (trnarče)
meaning 1	thorn
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch
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NEW Realization 7
type		Cognates
language 1		Slovenian
language 2		Serbian
lexeme 1		češljíga
lexeme 2		чешљугар (češljugar)
meaning 1	a species of thistle
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch (Carduelis)	Češljugari u fazi razmnožavanja imaju bijel kljun, sa sivkastom ili crnkastom tačkom na vrhu. Goldfinches in the breeding phase have a white beak, with a grayish or blackish spot on the tip.
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NEW Realization 8
type		Cognates
language 1		Slovenian
language 2		Croatian
lexeme 1		češljíga
lexeme 2		češljugar
meaning 1	a species of thistle
direction	→
meaning 2	goldfinch (Carduelis)
reference		HJP
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