people, nation
→
people (pl.)
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Portuguese | |
| lexeme | gente | |
| meaning 1 | people, nation | A gloriosa história da gente portuguesa The glorious history of the Portuguese people |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | people (pl.) | Tinha uma gente esperando na porta. There were some people waiting at the door. |
| reference | DPLP English Wiktionary | |
| comment | from Latin gentem from gens |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | народ | |
| meaning 1 | people, nation | В России живет много разных народов. There are many ethnic groups in Russia |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | people (pl.) | Народ, пошли в кино. Hey folks, let's go to the cinema. |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme | pueblo | |
| meaning 1 | nation | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | population, people | |
| reference | DRAE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | millet | |
| meaning 1 | people, nation | Tüm millet, yoksulluğa karşı bir savaş yürütüyor. The whole nation is waging a war against poverty. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | people (pl.) | Millet gülmekten kırıldı The people were dying of laughter |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 629 | |
| comment | ||
An important metonymic shift from "nation|state" to the common designation of folks/people.