Meaning: far

Represented in 151 languages with 22 cognate sets.

Illustrative Context

You can’t walk there in one day; it’s too far.

Target Sense
  • The most generic word, typically adverbial, indicating considerable distance from a point of reference. The basic antonym of near — see also the IE-CoR definition for that meaning.
  • Avoid adjectives, if different, e.g. distant, remote. (Some languages with large adjectival classes may derive words for ‘far’ from an adjective.)
  • Avoid dedicated adpositions.
  • Avoid compound expressions, e.g. far away, unless one such compound really has become the most basic term for ‘far’.

Cognate sets for meaning: far

Id <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. form&nbsp;</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. lang.&nbsp;</span> # clades # lexemes loan? pll loan? pll deriv.? ideoph.? loan src lang. src lex cogset. Details

Lexeme Details

Language Lexeme Phonetic Phonemic Cognate set loan? pll loan? Source lang