low (location)
—
low (size)
18 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Akkadian | |
| Lexeme | šapālu | |
| Meaning 1 | to be low | šumma Sin ina tāmartīšu šapil if the moon is low at its appearance |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to be low | anami Gilgāmeš mašil padattam lānam šapil eṣemta[m] [p]ukkul he resembles Gilgamesh in build but he is short of stature, though larger of bone |
| Reference | CAD | |
| Comment | CAD š 1, 422-423 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | χθᾰμᾰλός | |
| Meaning 1 | near the ground, on the ground, low | χθᾰμᾰλός Αἴγυπτος lower Egypt |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | metaph. of persons of humble station | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ταπεινός | |
| Meaning 1 | of place, low-lying; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | of stature or size, low | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | storin (ստորին) | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | |
| Reference | Galstjan 1984 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Azerbaijani | |
| Lexeme | alçaq | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | alçaq buludlar low clouds |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | alçaq ağac low tree |
| Reference | Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme | нисък | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | |
| Reference | Bernštejn 1966 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | nizak | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | nizak let low flight |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | nizak čovjek short man |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Lexeme | nízký | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | |
| Reference | SSJČ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | lav | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | lavtflyvende low-flying |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | lavbenet short-legged |
| Reference | Krymova et al. 2004: 376-377 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | low | |
| Meaning 1 | located at or near the bottom of something | low back pain |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground | the school is a long, low building |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | bas | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | Bas-Canada Lower Canada (from its position on the Saint Lawrence River) |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | de basse stature low stature |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | niedrig | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | der Eingang liegt niedriger als die Straße the entrance is lower than the street |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | Schuhe mit niedrigen Absätzen shoes with low heels |
| Reference | Moskal'skaja (ed.) 2001 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | alacsony | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | A gépek … alacsonyan repültek. Motorjaik zúgása betöltötte a kikötőt. (Kuncz Aladár) The planes… flew low. The roar of their engines filled the harbor |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | alacsony asztal, szék, szekrény low table, chair, cupboard (cabinet) |
| Reference | MEK 1978 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | basso | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | |
| Reference | Zor'ko et al. 2002 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | bēi (卑) | |
| Meaning 1 | low (about the area) , lowland | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | |
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | низкий (nizkij) | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | низкие тучи low clowds |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | низкое дерево low tree |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Rutul | |
| Lexeme | джыкды / ǯɨkdɨ | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | къавыд джыквалды / ɢawɨd ʒɨkwaldɨ the lowness of the ceiling |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | джыкды быйед / ʒɨkdɨ bɨjed not being tall (short) |
| Reference | Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 138 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | низак (nizak) | |
| Meaning 1 | low (location) | низак плафон low ceiling |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | low (size) | низак младић, низак сто short young man, low table |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 834 | |
| Comment | ||