‘melt’
| Argument frame: |
X
(melt)
Y
|
| Stimulus sentence: |
P.
melted
a piece of lead
.
|
| Predicate label Ru: |
плавить
|
| Argument frame Ru: |
X
(плавить)
Y
|
| Stimulus sentence Ru: |
П.
расплавил
кусок свинца
.
|
Abaza
r.ĉa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| a-nχaʕʷə́ |
ájχa–čət-ḳ |
jə́-r-ĉa-d |
|
def
-worker
|
metal–piece-
indf
|
3
sg
.
m
.
erg
-
caus
-melt(
aor
)-
dcl
|
| ‘The worker melted a piece of metal.’ |
Adyghe (West Circassian)
ʁe-ṭḳʷə
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| ležʼaḳʷe-m |
pceṣ̂ʷe–taqərə-r |
ə-ʁe-ṭḳʷə-ʁ |
|
worker-
obl
|
lead–piece-
abs
|
3
sg
.
erg
-
caus
-melt(intr.)-
pst
|
| ‘The worker melted the piece of lead.’ |
Aghul
uc’.u-
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| aslan.a |
qːurqːušum |
uc’.u-ne |
|
pn
(
erg
)
|
lead
|
melt.
pf
-
aor
|
| ‘Aslan melted a piece of lead.’ |
| Note: Labile verb. |
Akhvakh (Northern)
miħoonuƛa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| pataħi-de |
t’oša-ƛƛi |
keseki |
miħa-ani |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece
|
n
.melt.
caus
-
aor
|
| ‘Patahi melted a piece of lead.’ |
Andi (Zilo)
<b>-uts’-oɬ.i
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| ali-di |
b-uts’-oɬ.i |
t’uʃi |
|
pn
-
erg
|
inan
1-melt-
caus
.
pst
(
aor
)
|
lead
|
| ‘Ali has melted some lead.’ |
Arabic (Jewish Baghdadi)
mwˁ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Abrahām |
mawwaˁ |
ᵊġṣaṣāyi |
|
pn
|
melt.
pf
.3
ms
|
lead.
sg
.
f
|
| ‘Abraham melted a piece of lead.’ |
Arabic (Northern Syrian)
ṣahar
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Aḥmad |
ṣahar |
quṭʕ-at |
rṣāṣ |
|
pn
|
melt.
pfv
.3
m
|
piece-
cstr
.
f
|
lead
|
| ‘Ahmad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Arabic (South Levantine, Nazareth)
d.w.b
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Shadi |
dawwab |
šaʾfet |
rṣās |
|
pn
|
melt.
pst
.3
m
.
sg
|
piece
|
lead
|
| ‘Shadi melted a piece of lead.’ |
Arabic (standard)
ṣahara
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Badr-un |
ṣahara |
qiṭʕat-a |
r-ruṣāṣ-i |
|
pn
-
nom
|
melt.
pf
.3
m
|
piece(
f
)-
acc
|
def
-lead-
gen
|
| ‘Badr melted a piece of lead.’ |
Archi
-cʼasː a-as
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| paša-mu |
tʼeˁčʼu |
cʼa-sː |
aw |
|
pn
-
obl
.
m
(
erg
)
|
lead
|
4.thaw-
inf
|
4.do.
pfv
|
| ‘Pasha melted a piece of lead.’ |
Armenian (Eastern)
halec’nel
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT~NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Petros-ə |
mi |
ktor |
kapar |
halec’rec’ |
|
pn
[
nom
]-
def
|
ind
|
piece[
nom
]
|
lead[
nom
]
|
melt:
aor
:3
sg
|
| ‘Petros melted a piece of lead.’ |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
mapšər
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| yala |
mupšər-rə |
prəzla |
|
boy(
m
)
|
melt(tr).
pst
-
ls
.3
m
|
iron(
m
)
|
| ‘The boy melted the iron.’ |
Avar
biʔine
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| ʕali-ca |
t’uxi-du-l |
kesek |
b-iʔ-inab-una |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
obl
-
gen
|
piece
|
n
-melt-
caus
.
n
-
ipf
|
| ‘Ali melted a piece of lead.’ |
Azerbaijani
əritmək
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Aslan |
bir |
qurğuşun |
parça-sı |
ǝri-t-di |
|
pn
|
one
|
lead
|
piece-
poss
3
|
melt-
tr
-
pst
(3)
|
| ‘Aslan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Bafut
tɔ̀ɔ̂
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| àmbɛ́ |
à |
kɨ̀ |
tɔ̀ɔ̂ |
àtᵼ̂ |
|
pn
|
sm
|
p
2
|
burn
|
iron
|
| ‘Ambe melted a (piece of) iron.’ |
Bambara
yèelen
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Sékù |
ye |
sánu-mugu` |
yèelen |
|
pn
|
pfv
.
tr
|
gold-powder\
art
|
melt
|
| ‘Seku melted the gold-dust.’ |
Bartangi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Ahmed |
surb |
kāwn |
ob |
čū-g |
|
pn
|
lead
|
half
|
water
|
do-
pst
|
| ‘Ahmed melted some lead.’. |
Belarusian
rasplavić
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Alieś |
rasplavi-ŭ |
kavalak |
svinc-u |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
melt(
pfv
)-
pst
.
sg
.
m
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Ales melted a piece of lead.’ |
Budugh
aritmi siʔi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| aslan-ır |
sa-dç'uk'ol |
qurğuşun |
aritmi |
süʔür-cü |
|
pn
-
erg
|
one-
n
|
piece
|
lead(
a
)
|
melt
a
.do.
pfv
-
prf
|
| ‘Aslan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Bulgarian
raztopya
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Petăr |
raztopi |
parche |
olovo |
|
pn
|
melt(
pfv
).
aor
.3
sg
|
piece
|
lead
|
| ‘Petar melted a piece of lead.’ |
Catalan
desfer
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en |
Pere |
va |
desf-er |
un |
troç |
de |
plom |
|
def
.
sg
.
m
|
pn
(
m
)
|
go.3
sg
.
prs
.
ind
|
melt-
inf
|
indf
.
sg
.
m
|
piece(
m
)
|
of
|
lead(
m
)
|
| ‘Pere melted a piece of lead.’ |
Chechen
laala-AGR-a
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| Islam-as |
dash |
laala-d-i-na |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead.
abs
|
melt-
d
-make-
prf
|
| ‘Islam melted a piece of lead.’ |
Chinese (Mandarin)
rónghuà
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Zhāngsān |
rónghuà |
le |
yí-kuài |
qiān |
|
pn
|
melt
|
pfv
|
one-
clf
|
lead
|
| ‘Zhangsan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Chirag
b-ac’i b-aqi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| ʡa̰li-le |
č’it’-la |
ziriz |
b-ac’-i |
b-aq-ib |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece(
abs
)
|
n
.
sg
-melt:
pf
-
inf
|
n
.
sg
-
caus
:
pf
-
aor
.3
|
| ‘Ali melted a piece of lead.’ |
Croatian
otopiti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Per-o |
je |
otopi-o |
komad |
olov-a |
|
pn
-
nom
.
sg
|
be.
prs
.3
sg
|
melt(
pfv
)-
part
.
perf
.
m
.
sg
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Pero melted a piece of lead.’ |
Czech
roztavit
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr |
roztavi-l |
kousek |
olov-a |
|
pn
(
m
)[
nom
.
sg
]
|
melt(
pfv
)-
pst
[
m
.
sg
]
|
piece(
m
)[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead(
n
)-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Petr melted a piece of lead.’ |
Danish
smelte
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
smelte-de |
et |
stykke |
bly |
|
pn
|
melt-
pst
|
indf
.
sg
|
piece(
n
)
|
lead(
c
).
sg
|
| ‘Peter melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dargwa (Itsari)
B-ac'-aq-uj
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| Islam-il |
ʁurʁašin-na |
but'a |
b-ac'-aq-ib |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece(
abs
)
|
n
-melt.
pfv
-
caus
-
aor
|
| ‘Islam melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dargwa (Kadar)
CL-ac'-aˤq-es / CL-ic'-aˤq-es
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| meħamad-li |
b-ac'-aˤq-ib |
ʁurʁaši-j-a |
gesek' |
|
pn
-
erg
|
n
-melt.
pfv
-
caus
-
pret
|
lead-
obl
-
gen
|
piece
|
| ‘Muhammad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dargwa (Kaytag)
bac’ara
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Petja-l |
ʁurʁašin-na |
but’a |
b-ac’-iv |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece
|
n
-melt.
pf
-
aor
(3)
|
| ‘Petja melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dargwa (Kubachi)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| gal-di-l |
kaˤtun |
budaj |
b-ac'-aj |
|
boy-
obl
-
erg
|
bullet
|
lead
|
n
-melt.
pfv
-3.
aor
.
tr
|
| ‘The boy melted a lead bullet.’ |
Dargwa (Tsudakhar)
b-ac'-aq/b-ic'-aq-iz
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG/LOC(LAT) |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| uršːi-le |
č'at' |
b-ac'-aq-ib |
|
boy-
erg
/
loc
(
lat
)
|
lead
|
n
-melt.
pfv
-
caus
-
pret
(3)
|
| ‘The boy melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dargwa (Tsugni)
b-ac'-i
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| durħaˤ-li |
ʁurʁašin |
b-ac'-ib |
|
boy-
erg
|
lead
|
n
-melt.
pfv
(
caus
)-
pret
(3)
|
| ‘The boy melted a piece of lead.’ |
Dutch
smelten
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet |
heeft |
een |
stuk |
lood |
ge-smolt-en |
|
pn
(
c
)
|
have.3
sg
|
art
.
indf
|
piece(
n
)
|
lead(
n
)
|
ptcp
-melt-
ptcp
|
| ‘Piet melted a piece of lead.’ |
Enets (Forest)
dʲuta
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi |
kasa-jʔ |
salba-da |
dʲuta |
|
i
|
man-
nom
.
sg
.1
sg
|
ice-
obl
.
sg
.3
sg
|
heat(
pfv
).3
sg
.
s
|
| ‘My friend melted the ice’. |
English
melt
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
melted |
a |
piece |
of |
lead. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Estonian
sulatama
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN~PART~NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Peeter |
sulata-s |
tüki |
plii-d |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
melt-
pst
.3
sg
|
piece.
sg
.
gen
|
lead-
sg
.
part
|
| ‘Peeter melted a piece of lead.’ |
Finnish
sulattaa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN~PART~NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Pekka |
sulatt-i |
metallipala-n |
|
pn
.
nom
|
melt-
pst
.3
sg
|
piece.of.metal-
gen
|
| ‘Pekka melted a piece of metal.’ |
French
faire fondre
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Paul |
a |
faire |
fondre |
un |
morceau |
de |
plomb |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
have.
prs
.3
sg
|
make.
pst
.
ptcp
.
m
|
melt.
inf
|
indf
.
sg
.
m
|
piece(
m
)
|
of
|
lead(
m
)
|
| ‘Paul melted a piece of lead.’ |
Gascon
a hèit hóner
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pau |
a |
hèit |
hóner |
un |
tròç |
de |
plom |
|
pn
|
have.
prs
.3
sg
|
make.
pst
.
ptcp
|
melt.
inf
|
indf
.
sg
.
m
|
piece
|
of
|
lead
|
| ‘Pau melted a piece of lead.’ |
Gban
fȍflőkȁ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Zá̰ |
ɛ́ |
kpɛ̏ȁ |
fȍflő-kȁ |
|
pn
|
3
sg
\
pst
|
iron
|
melt-
caus
[
pfv
.
hod
]
|
| ‘Zan melted some iron.’ |
Georgian
da-Ø-a-dn-ob-s (FUT)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| p'et're-m |
t'q'vi-is |
nač'er-i |
da-Ø-a-dn-o |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece-
nom
|
prv
:downward-
do
3-
fact
-melt-
s
3
sg
.
pst
|
| ‘Petre melted a piece of lead.’ |
German
schmelzen
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Karl |
schmolz |
ein |
Stück |
Blei |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
melt.
pst
.3
sg
|
indf
[
n
.
acc
.
sg
]
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead[
acc
.
sg
]
|
| ‘Karl melted a piece of lead.’ |
Hebrew (modern)
hitiχ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas |
hitiχ |
pisa-t |
oferet |
|
pn
|
melt[
pst
.3
sg
.
m
]
|
piece-
cs
|
lead
|
| ‘Pinchas melted a piece of lead.’ |
Hindi
galānā
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pratīk |
ne |
līḍ |
ke |
ek |
ṭukṛ-e |
ko |
galāy-ā |
|
pn
(
m
).
sg
.
obl
|
erg
|
lead(
m
).
sg
.
obl
|
adjz
.
m
.
sg
.
obl
|
one
|
piece(
m
)-
sg
.
obl
|
acc
/
dat
|
melt.
pfv
-
m
.
sg
|
| ‘Prateek melted a piece of lead.’ |
Indonesian (standard)
me-lebur
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Asep |
me-lebur |
se-potong |
timah |
|
pn
|
act
-melt
|
one-piece
|
tin
|
| ‘Asep melted a piece of lead.’ |
Irish
leáigh
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Do=leáigh |
Pól |
píosa |
luaidhe. |
|
pst
=melt
|
pn
|
piece
|
lead(
gs
)
|
| ‘Pól melted a piece of lead.’ |
Italian
fondere
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo |
ha |
fuso |
un |
pezz-o |
di |
piomb-o |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
aux
.3
sg
.
prs
|
melt.
pst
.
ptcp
|
indf
.
sg
.
m
|
piece-
sg
.
m
|
of
|
lead-
sg
.
m
|
| ‘Leo melted a piece of lead.’ |
Karata
bic’aaɬa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| ʕali-l |
t’oše |
b-ic’a-a |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead
|
n
-melt.
caus
-
pf
|
| ‘Ali melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kazakh
balqït
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya |
sviynets-tі |
balqï-t-tï |
|
pn
|
lead-
acc
|
melt-
caus
-
pst
1.3
sg
|
| ‘Petya melted a piece of lead.’ |
Khanty (Kazym)
λǒλtti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pet’a-j-en |
λǒλpi |
λǒλt-ǝs |
|
pn
-
ep
-
poss
.2
sg
|
lead
|
melt-
pst
[3
sg
]
|
| ‘Petja melted a piece of lead.’ |
Khoekhoe
tsunitsuni
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petru-b |
ge |
ǀhaiǀuri-b-a |
ge |
tsunitsuni |
|
pn
-3
m
.
sg
|
decl
|
lead-3
m
.
sg
-
obl
|
pst
|
melt
|
| ‘Peter melted a piece of lead.’ |
Khwarshi
j/ẽca
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| de |
j-enca-χ-χa |
šitomihi |
|
1
sg
.
erg
|
v
-melt-
caus
-
pst
.
w
|
spoon(
v
)
|
| ‘I melted a spoon.’ |
Komi-Permyak
сывöтны
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Петя |
сывöт-і-с |
чугун |
|
pn
|
топить-
prt
-3
|
чугун
|
| ‘Петя расплавил чугун.’ |
Komi-Zyrian
si̮vdi̮ni̮
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet'a |
si̮vd-i-s |
svińeč́ |
tor |
|
pn
|
melt-
pret
-3
|
lead
|
piece
|
| ‘Petja melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kpelle (Guinean)
pú
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pépèe |
àá |
hɛ́ni |
pú |
|
pn
|
3
sg
.
prf
|
gold
|
pour
|
| ‘Pepee melted gold.’ |
Kryz (Alik)
yibts'ara varic
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| terlan-ir |
sad |
tike |
q'urq'uşun |
yits'ara |
ar-ic |
|
pn
-
erg
|
one.
n
|
piece
|
lead
|
melt
|
do.
pfv
-
aor
.
n
|
| ‘Terlan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kryz (Ismayilli)
yip'ts'ar varic
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| aslan-ir |
sad |
qurq'uşin-ci |
para |
yits'ar |
ar-c |
|
pn
-
erg
|
one.
n
|
lead-
obl
.
gen
|
piece
|
melt.
n
|
do.
pf
-
aor
.
n
|
| ‘Aslan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kryz (proper)
yubts'ara varic
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| aslan-ir |
sa-d |
luhum-ci |
parça |
yuts'ara |
yaa-c |
|
pn
-
erg
|
one-
n
|
lead-
gen
|
piece
|
melt.
adj
|
n
.do.
pf
-
aor
.
n
|
| ‘Aslan melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kumyk
iritmek
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul |
jaw |
gesek-ni |
irit-d-i |
|
pn
|
butter
|
piece-
acc
|
melt-
pst
-3
sg
|
| ‘Rasul melted a piece of butter.’ |
Kurdish (Sorani)
tuwandinewe
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ.TR |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Hîwa |
let-êk |
qeɫay=î |
tuwand-Ø-ewe |
|
pn
|
piece-
indf
|
lead=3
sg
.
pc
|
melt.
pst
-3
sg
-
asp
|
| ‘Hiwa melted a piece of lead.’ |
Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish)
helandin (tr)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ.TR |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| zilam |
pari-yek |
serw-ê |
heland |
|
man
|
piece-
indef
|
lead-
obl
.
f
|
melt.
pfv
.
sg
|
| ‘The man melted a piece of lead.’ |
Lak (Quba)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: GEN |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Maħammad-lu-l |
d-a<r>c'a-n |
d-und-i |
č'ut'-il |
kasak |
|
pn
-
obl
-
gen
|
4-<4>melt-
inf
|
4-do-
aor
-3
p
|
lead-
gen
|
piece[
ru
](3)
|
| ‘Mohammad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Latin
liquefacio
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| patr-es |
congest-a-que |
flamm-a |
tur-a |
liquefaci-unt |
|
father(
m
)-
nom
.
pl
|
gather.
prf
.
ptcp
.
pass
-
abl
.
sg
.
f
-and
|
fire(
f
)-
abl
.
sg
|
tar(
n
)-
acc
.
pl
|
melt[
prs
.
ind
]-
act
.3
pl
|
| ‘And fathers melt the tars gathered on the flame.’ |
| Note: (Ov. Met. VII, 161) |
Laz
o-ndγul-(in)-u
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Käzim-i-k |
k'ušum-i |
d-Ø-o-ndγul-in-u |
|
pn
-
b
-
erg
|
lead-
nom
|
prv
-
do
3-
fact
-melt-
r
.
ext
-
s
3
sg
.
pst
|
| ‘Käzim melted the lead.’ |
Lezgian (Yargun)
cˈurcˈurrin
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Sahib-a |
qˈurqˈușum-di-n |
sa |
kˈus |
cˈurcˈu-r-ar-na |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
obl
-
gen
|
one
|
piece
|
melt.
pfv
/
op
-
caus
-
caus
-
aor
|
| ‘Sahib melted a piece of lead.’ |
Macedonian
stopi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar |
go |
stopi |
železo-to |
|
pn
|
pro
.3
sg
.
n
.
acc
|
melt(
pfv
).
aor
.3
sg
|
iron(
n
).
sg
-
art
.
n
.
sg
|
| ‘Petar melted a piece of lead.’ |
Maltese
ħall
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Ġwanni |
ħall |
biċċa |
ċomb |
|
pn
|
melt.
pf
.
m
.3
sg
|
piece
|
lead
|
| ‘Ġwanni melted a piece of lead.’ |
Maninka (Eastern)
yèlen
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Sékù |
kà |
sánin` |
yèlen. |
|
pn
|
aor
.
tr
|
gold\
art
|
melt
|
| ‘Seku melt gold.’ |
Mano
sèŋē
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| ō |
fɔ̰́á̰ |
sèŋē |
|
3
pl
.
pst
|
aluminium
|
melt
|
| ‘They melted aluminium.’ |
Mansi (Northern)
toltǝs
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| xum |
kēr |
tolt-ǝs |
|
man
|
iron
|
melt-
pst
[3
sg
]
|
| ‘The man melted the iron.’ |
Mehweb
-acʼaqas
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Islam-ini |
b-acʼ-aq-ib |
čʼutʼi-la |
kesek |
|
pn
-
erg
|
n
-melt:
pfv
-
caus
-
pst
|
lead-
gen
|
piece
|
| ‘Islam melted a piece of lead.’ |
Mingrelian
d-Ø-a-ndγul-u-an-s (FUT)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| čelo-k |
t'q'vir-iš |
noč'k'er-(i) |
d-Ø-a-ndγul-u |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead-
gen
|
piece-(
nom
)
|
prv
-
do
3-
fact
-melt-
s
3
sg
.
pst
|
| ‘Chelo melted a piece of lead.’ |
Nanai
uumbuwən-
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia |
toǯa |
pase-wa-n’ |
uu-mbuwəŋ-ki-ni |
|
pn
|
lead
|
piece-
obl
-
p
.3
sg
|
melt-
caus
-
pst
-
p
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petia melted a piece of lead.’ |
Nivkh
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Norwegian Bokmål
å smelte
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per |
smelte-t |
en |
bit |
bly |
|
pn
|
melt-
pst
|
indf
.
m
.
sg
|
piece
|
lead
|
| ‘Per melted a piece of lead.’ |
Oromo (West Central)
bak'sa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| obsaa-n |
liidii |
t'ik'k'oo |
tokko |
bak'-s-e |
|
pn
-
nom
|
lead.
abs
|
small.
abs
|
one
|
melt-
caus
-3
sg
.
m
.
pfv
|
| ‘Obsa melted a piece of lead.’ |
Persian
ẕoub kardan
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| ahmad |
tekey-e |
sorb-rā |
ẕoub |
kard |
|
pn
|
piece-
izaf
|
lead-
acc
|
melting
|
do.
pst
.3
sg
|
| ‘Ahmad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Polish
roztopić
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Staszek |
roztopi-ł |
kawałek |
ołowi-u |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
melt:
pfv
-
pst
[
m
.3
sg
]
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Staszek melted a piece of lead.’ |
Portuguese (Brazilian)
derreter
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
derret-eu |
um |
pedaço |
de |
chumbo |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
melt-3
sg
.
pst
|
indf
|
piece(
m
)
|
of
|
lead(
m
)
|
| ‘Pedro melted a piece of lead.’ |
Romani (Kalderash)
bilavel
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| o |
Murš-a |
bila-ď-a |
kotor |
molivi |
|
art
.
m
.
dir
.
sg
|
pn
-
nom
.
sg
|
melt-
pst
-3
sg
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead[
nom
.
sg
]
|
| ‘Murša melted a piece of lead.’ |
Romanian
a topi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petru |
a |
topit |
o |
bucat-ă |
de |
plumb |
|
pn
|
aux
.3
sg
|
melt.
pst
.
ptcp
|
art
.
indf
.
f
.
dir
|
piece-
indf
.
dir
|
of
|
lead
|
| ‘Petru melted a piece of lead.’ |
Russian
rasplavitʹ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja |
rasplavi-l |
kusok |
svinc-a |
|
pn
(
m
)-
nom
.
sg
|
melt(
pfv
)-
pst
[
m
.
sg
]
|
piece(
m
)[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead(
m
)-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Petja melted a piece of lead.’ |
Rutul (Kina)
jic’a hɨɁɨraj
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul-a |
jic’-a |
hɨɁɨ-r=a-j |
tike |
ɢurʁušin-ad |
|
pn
-
erg
|
4.melt-
imp
|
4.do.
pfv
-
cvb
=be-
pst
|
piece(
nom
)
|
lead-
attr
|
| ‘Rasul melted a piece of lead.’ |
Rutul (Mukhad)
jic'e hıʔın
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| murad-a |
qurʁušin |
jic'e |
hıʔı-ri |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead
|
n
.melt
|
n
.do.
pf
-
aor
|
| ‘Murad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Rutul (Myukhrek)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| duxvar-a |
qurquşim |
yirts' |
hıʔı-ri |
|
son.
obl
-
erg
|
lead
|
n
.melt(
co
)
|
n
.do.
pf
-
aor
|
| ‘The son melted a piece of lead.’ |
Rutul (Shin-Borch)
yits'e hıʔın
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| murad-a |
q'ış |
yits'e |
hıʔı-r |
|
pn
-
erg
|
cream
|
n
.melt
|
n
.do.
pf
-
aor
|
| ‘Murad melted the cream.’ |
Rutul (Shinaz)
hic'a hɨʔɨ-n
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| basir |
hic'a |
hɨʔɨ-r |
sa |
bat' |
qurqušum-a-d |
|
pn
(
erg
)
|
n
.melt.
cov
|
n
.do.
pf
-
aor
|
one
|
piece
|
lead-
obl
-
attr
|
| ‘Basir melted a piece of lead.’ |
Saami (Skolt)
suddeed
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt |
suddi-i |
lââʹjj-kuuʹsǩ |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
melt-
pst
.3
sg
|
lead-piece.
sg
.
acc
|
| ‘Pete melted a piece of lead.’ |
Sagada
becera
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul-e |
j-ecer-ii |
moč’o |
kebu-mo-s |
|
pn
-
erg
|
ii
-melt-
pst
.
w
|
piece(
ii
)
|
lead-
obl
-
gen
1
|
| ‘Rasul melted a piece of lead.’ |
Serbian
rastopiti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar |
je |
rastopi-o |
komad |
olov-a |
|
pn
.
nom
.
sg
|
be.
prs
.3
sg
|
melt-
part
.
perf
.
m
.
sg
|
piece-
acc
.
sg
|
lead-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Petar melted a piece of lead.’ |
Shughni
ob čīdow
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM.CL |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Azim=i |
tillo |
kandi |
ob |
čūd |
|
pn
=3
sg
|
gold
|
piece
|
water
|
do.
pst
|
| ‘Azim melted a piece of gold.’ |
Slovak
roztaviť
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
roztavi-l |
kus |
olov-a |
|
pn
(
m
)[
nom
.
sg
]
|
melt(
pfv
)-
pst
[
m
.
sg
]
|
piece(
m
)[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead(
n
)-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Peter melted a piece of lead.’ |
Slovenian
razstopiti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
je |
razstopi-l |
kos |
svinc-a |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
aux
.3
sg
|
melt:
pfv
-
lpt
[
m
.
sg
]
|
piece[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Peter melted a piece of lead.’ |
Spanish
fundir
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
fundi-ó |
un |
trozo |
de |
plomo |
|
pn
[
sg
]
|
melt-
aor
.3
sg
|
art
.
ndef
.
sg
.
m
|
piece[
sg
.
m
]
|
from
|
lead[
sg
.
m
]
|
| ‘Pedro melted a piece of lead.’ |
Svan
ä-Ø-hn-e (PRS)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| maizer-d |
cxwia |
nakic-Ø |
ad-Ø-hin-e |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead
|
piece-
nom
|
prv
:
dist
-
do
3-melt-
pst
|
| ‘Maizer melted a piece of lead.’ |
Swedish
att smälta
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn |
smält-e |
en |
bit |
bly |
|
pn
|
melt-
pst
|
indf
.
c
.
sg
|
piece
|
lead
|
| ‘Björn melted a piece of lead.’ |
Tabasaran (Kandyk)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| maˁhaˁmad-ǯi |
ruq’ |
here<b>c’-nu |
|
pn
-
erg
|
iron(
abs
)
|
<
n
.
sg
>melt-
pst
|
| ‘Mahamad melted a piece of iron.’ |
Tagalog
tunawin
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ACT |
| Y: UND |
| Locus: TR |
| t<in>unaw |
ni |
Pedro |
ang |
piraso |
ng |
tingga |
|
<
pv
>
pfv
.melt
|
pers
.
gen
|
pn
|
subj
|
piece
|
gen
|
lead
|
| ‘Pedro melted a piece of lead.’ |
Telugu
karigiṁcu
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pravīṇ |
oka |
lēḍu |
mukka-ni |
karigiṁcāḍu |
|
pn
(
m
).
sg
.
nom
|
one
|
lead(
n
).
sg
.
obl
|
piece(
n
).
sg
.
obl
-
acc
|
melt.
pst
.3
sg
.
m
|
| ‘Praveen melted a piece of lead.’ |
Tsakhur
eramıš haʔıy
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| murad-ee |
sa |
q:urğušun-un |
parče |
eramıš |
haʔu |
|
pn
-
erg
|
one
|
lead-
n
|
piece
|
melt
|
n
.do.
pf
|
| ‘Murad melted a piece of lead.’ |
Tswana
gakolosa
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| le-tsatsi |
le-gakolos-its-e |
Ø-aese |
|
sg
-sun(5)
|
s
i
:cl5-melt.
caus
-
prf
-
fv
|
sg
-ice(9)
|
| ‘The sun melted the ice.’ |
Turkish
eritmek
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet |
buz-u |
erit-ti |
|
pn
|
ice-
acc
|
melt-
pst
|
| ‘Mehmet melted the ice.’ |
Turoyo
mfašər
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Gabriyel |
mfašar-le |
qatte |
d |
riṣaṣ |
|
pn
|
melt.
pfv
-
ls
.3
m
|
piece(
f
)
|
rel
|
lead(
m
)
|
| ‘Gabriyel melted a piece of lead.’ |
Twi
naane
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kofi |
naane-e |
kᴐbere |
sini |
bi |
|
pn
|
melt-
pst
|
lead
|
piece
|
indef
|
| ‘Kofi melted a piece of lead.’ |
Udi
xebes
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS/DAT |
| Locus: TR |
| Felik'-en |
q'urq'uşun=e |
xe-b-e |
|
pn
-
erg
|
lead=3
sg
|
melt-
lv
-
perf
|
| ‘Felik melted (some) lead.’ |
Udmurt
šunti̮ni̮
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet'a |
svińec |
šunt-iz |
|
pn
.
nom
|
lead.
nom
|
melt-
pst
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petja melted lead.’ |
Ukrainian
rozplavyty
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr-o |
rozplavy-v |
šmatok |
svyncj-u |
|
pn
(
m
)-
nom
.
sg
|
melt(
pfv
)-
pst
[
m
.
sg
]
|
piece(
m
)[
acc
.
sg
]
|
lead(
m
)-
gen
.
sg
|
| ‘Petro melted a piece of lead.’ |
Ulcha
umbuwən-
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| ama |
ǯū-wə |
um-buwən-či-ni |
|
father
|
ice-
acc
|
melt-
caus
-
pst
-3
sg
|
| ‘Father melted the ice.’ |
Uzbek
eritmoq
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya |
qo’rɣošin-ni |
erit-ti |
|
pn
|
lead-
acc
|
melt-
pst
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petja melted some lead.’ |
Wolof
seeyal
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: OBJ |
| Locus: TR |
| naaj |
w-i |
a |
seey-al |
galaas |
g-i |
|
sun(
w
)
|
cl
w
-
def
|
f
oc
s
|
melt-
caus
|
ice(
g
)
|
cl
g
-
def
|
| ‘It was the sun that melted the ice.’ |
Yukaghir (Northern)
alˈа̄s=
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Sǝmiǝn |
svinjeс |
köjlǝ-k |
аlˈа̄-s-mǝ-lǝ |
|
pn
|
lead
|
piece-
foc
|
melt-
caus
-
tr
-
of
.3
sg
|
| ‘Semien melted a piece of lead.’ |
Zazaki
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ.TR |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| oxɨr-i |
qɛrʃunə |
vɨloʃna-jɛ=ra |
|
pn
-
m
.
obl
|
lead
|
melt.
pst
-3
sg
.
f
=from
|
| ‘Oxir melted the lead.’ |