short (size) brief 18 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme kurû
meaning 1 short (in size) šumma lišānšu kurat
if his tongue is short
direction
meaning 2 short (in time)

50 U4MEŠ GUDx.DAMEŠ (=ūmū kurû)


50 (years mean) short life
reference CAD: K 569
comment
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme kratak
meaning 1 short (size)

kaput mi je kratak


my coat is short

direction
meaning 2 brief

kratak život


short life

reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme kort
meaning 1 short (size) kort hår
short hair
direction
meaning 2 brief kort pause
a short pause
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme short
meaning 1 short
direction
meaning 2 brief a short vacation
hort holiday
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme court
meaning 1 short (size) une jupe courte
a short skirt
direction
meaning 2 brief En hiver, les jours sont plus courts qu'en été
In winter days are shorter than in summer
reference Larousse online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme ḫaṣir
meaning 1 short (of length) ḫaṣirāt ʔaṣābʕihu
his fingers are short
direction
meaning 2 short (of time) ba-zəntu zaman ḫaṣir
in this short time
reference LLA: 623
comment The same polisemy in Amh. ač̣č̣ər (K 1335, Leslau 1973:1162), Tna. ḥaṣṣir (KT 302)
NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Itelmen
lexeme икәмљаӽ
meaning 1 short (size)
direction
meaning 2 brief
reference PIRS: 63
comment
NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme cekak
meaning 1 short (size)
direction
meaning 2 brief
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Khamnigan Mongol
lexeme bogoni
meaning 1 short (size)
direction
meaning 2 brief, short time bogoni üder
short day
reference Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 56
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme brevis
meaning 1 short
direction
meaning 2 brief, short Vita nostra brevis est
Our life is short
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme kort
meaning 1 short (size) buksa er for kort
the trousers are too short
direction
meaning 2 brief om kort tid
in a short time
reference BO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme scurt
meaning 1 short o fustă scurtă
short skirt
direction
meaning 2 brief, short iarna scurtă
short winter
reference DEX98
comment DEX98
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme korotkij
meaning 1 short a. Короткая палка 'Short stick'. b. Короткий путь 'Short way'. b. Короткие ноги 'Short legs'. c. Короткие волосы 'Short hair'.
direction
meaning 2 short, brief a. В самое короткое время. 'In the shortest time.' b. На короткий срок. 'For a short term.' c. После короткого молчания. 'After a short silence.'
reference
comment (Ushakov)
NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme кратак (kratak)
meaning 1 short (size)

Ови су ми рукави много кратки.


These sleeves are too short for me.

direction
meaning 2 brief

кратак зимски дан, кратко куцање


short winter day, short knock

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 584
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme corto
meaning 1 short vestido corto
short dress
direction
meaning 2 brief plazo corto
short term
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 230
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme kort
meaning 1 short (size) kort hår
short hair
direction
meaning 2 brief ett kort samtal
a brief conversation
reference SAO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme žiqːi
meaning 1 short, shortened жикъи палту
short coat
direction
meaning 2 brief жикъи отпуск
hort holiday
reference
comment (TabRus 162)
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kısa
meaning 1 short kısa etek, pantolon bacağına kısa geliyor
short skirt, the trousers are too short for him
direction
meaning 2 short, brief kısa bir süre içinde
in a short time
reference
comment