big great 21 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Akkadian
Lexeme rabû
Meaning 1 large 1 kirri kaspim rabīm-ma leḳe-ma
take one large silver vessel
Direction
Meaning 2 majestic, grand, important [d Ni]ntu bēltum rabītum
Nintu, the great lady
Reference
Comment CAD r 26-27
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme təlləḳ
Meaning 1 big (size) təlləḳ bet wəsṭ yənorallu 'they live in a big house' (Leslau 1973:113)
Direction
Meaning 2 great (in importance) yäzzih ṭäḳlay gəzat gäžži təlləḳ säw näw 'The governor of this province is a great man' (Leslau 1973:535);
Reference
Comment (K 957).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme μέγας
Meaning 1 big, large
Direction
Meaning 2 great μέγας Ζεύς, μεγάλαι θεαί; μέγας βασιλεύς; οἱ μεγάλοι Δαναοί
grand Zeus, grand godesses (i.e. Demetra and Persephone), grand king (generally Xerxes), Danaos leaders
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Hebrew
Lexeme gādōl
Meaning 1 big, tall wa-yyəbrāʔ ʔĕlōhīm ʔet-ha-ttannīnim ha-ggədōlīm 'and God created the big snakes' (Gn 1:21)
Direction
Meaning 2 mighty, important ʔēnnennū gādōl ba-bbayit hazzē mimmennī 'he is not bigger in this house than I' (Gn. 39:9),
Reference
Comment (HALAT 170).
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Azerbaijani
Lexeme zorba
Meaning 1 big zorba kişi, zorba daş, zorba it
hefty man;big stone; big dog
Direction
Meaning 2 outstanding; eminent; distinguished Zorba adamır
He is an outstanding man
Reference Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006: 977
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme kabīr-
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great
Reference
Comment (Lane 2586).
NEW Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme velik
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great

veliki umjetnik, veliki nogometaš


great artist, great football player

Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme grand
Meaning 1 big, large grande foule
a big crowd
Direction
Meaning 2 great grand poète
a great poet
Reference CNRTL
Comment Tuebingen team (ID 2)
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme gross
Meaning 1 big, large grosses Passagierflugzeug
big passenger plane
Direction
Meaning 2 great Peter der Grosse
Peter the Great
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Hill Mari
Lexeme кого
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great
Reference Savatkova 2008
Comment
NEW Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Mansi
Lexeme яныг
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great
Reference Afanas'eva, Sobjanina 2012
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Meadow Mari
Lexeme кугу
Meaning 1 big Кугу вуйым изи уш ырыктен ок керт.
A small cap will not protect a big head from the cold.
Direction
Meaning 2 great кугу писатель
great writer
Reference Marij jylme muter
Comment
NEW Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Nganasan
Lexeme анiка"а
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great
Reference Kosterkina, Momde, Ždanova 2001: 17
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Semantic evolution
Language 1 Old East Slavic
Language 2 Russian
Lexeme 1 великий
Lexeme 2 velikij
Meaning 1 big, large Привалиша камень великъ къ двьремъ гробу. (Срезневский 1: 235)
They closed the entrance to the tomb with a huge stone. (Sreznevsky 1: 235)
Direction
Meaning 2 great Великий человек
a great man
Reference
Comment In Old Russian the meaning 'great' was already present. In modern Russian the meaning 'big' is practically lost.
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Osetin
Lexeme styr
Meaning 1 big, large
Direction
Meaning 2 great
Reference
Comment Абаев 3, 158-159
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Romanian
Lexeme mare
Meaning 1 big, large Literă mare
capital (letter)
Direction
Meaning 2 great Ştefan cel mare
Stephen the Great
Reference DEX98
Comment DEX98
NEW Realization 17
Type Polysemy
Language Selkup
Lexeme варг ~ варӷ
Meaning 1 big
Direction
Meaning 2 great варӷ ӄэ́дэӽэл ӄуп
great shaman
Reference Consolidated Selkup
Comment
NEW Realization 18
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme велики (veliki)
Meaning 1 big

велика кућа, велики камен


big house, big stone
Direction
Meaning 2 great

велики научник, велики уметник


great scientist, great artist

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 137
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme ʕabiy/ʕabi
Meaning 1 'big, huge, large'
Direction
Meaning 2 'great' ʕabi säb
'gentleman, personage, bigwig, big shot' (KT 1876)
Reference
Comment (KT 1876)
ACCEPTED Realization 20
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme büyük
Meaning 1 big, large, massive
Direction
Meaning 2 great, mighty, important büyük duka
grand duke
Reference
Comment
NEW Realization 21
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme koca
Meaning 1 big

Ve o koca evde yalnız kaldım.


And I'm all alone in that huge house.

Direction
Meaning 2 great

koca şair


great poet

Reference Baskakov 1977: 554
Comment