three times
→
very, of high degree
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | τρίς | |
| meaning 1 | thrice, three times | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | thrice as much or many; freq. used merely to intensify the notion | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Armenian | |
| lexeme | ericʿs (երիցս) | |
| meaning 1 | three times, thrice | երիցս անգամ (ericʿs angam) three times |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (figuratively, Hellenizing School) very, much | երիցս ատելի (ericʿs ateli), երիցս երանելի (ericʿs eraneli) very hateful, very odious; very happy, thrice happy, blessed |
| reference | Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879 | |
| comment | corresponds to Ancient Greek τρίς | |