line
→
trait
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | trait | |
| meaning 1 | line | trait fin a fine line |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | trait | trait de caractère character trait |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Norwegian | |
| lexeme | trekk | |
| meaning 1 | line | han maler med bløde træk (Henrik Ibsen Efterladte Skrifter I 64) he paints with soft lines |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | trait | hans hjelpsomhet er et forsonende trekk ved ham his helpfulness is his one redeeming feature |
| reference | NAOB | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | черта | |
| meaning 1 | line | тонкая черта a fine line |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | trait | черты характера character traits |
| reference | MAS | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme | drag | |
| meaning 1 | line | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | trait | karaktärsdrag character trait |
| reference | SAO | |
| comment | ||
The meaning 'features (facial)' might have served as the middle link in a chain of shifts formed by these meanings.