short (size) brief 16 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 UD.MEŠ.DA.MEŠ
'50 (years mean) short life'
Reference CAD
Comment CAD k 569
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Latin
Lexeme brevis
Meaning 1 short
Direction
Meaning 2 brief, short Vita nostra brevis est
'Our life is short'
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
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 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 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)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
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
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
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)
ACCEPTED Realization 8
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 9
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 10
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 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 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 13
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
NEW Realization 14
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
NEW Realization 15
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
NEW Realization 16
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
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