EuroLex/E/Gap
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- Original language: English
- Original form and meaning: 1.) 'a wide divergence in views, sympathies, development etc.', +2.) 'a wide divergence in technology (e.g. missile gap) and economy' [+ stands for additional meanings that are not English in origin (semantic pseudo-anglicisms)]
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | gap [= Engl. pron.] | 1990s | meaning +2; status: restricted to technical use | DEA* | |
| English | gap [gæp] | 14c, from O.N. gap 'chasm', related to Swedish gap, Danish gap 'open moth, opening' | meanings: originally 'a break or opening in a wall, fence, etc.', broader sense is 16c: 'a break in a continuity; interruption', 'a break in a line of hills, or mountains affording a route through', (chiefly U.S.) 'a gorge or ravine', 'a divergence or difference; disparity', (Electronics) 'a break in a magnetic circuit that that increases the inductance and saturation point of the circuit' | Collins English Dictionary (4th ed.), Etymonline [1] | |
| Estonian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| French | gap [gap] | 1950s | meaning +2; status: restricted use, obsolescent | DEA* | |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | gap | 1960s | meanings 1 and +2; status: restricted to journalese, less frequent than Lücke | DEA* | |
| Hungarian | gap [= Engl. pron.] | 1970s | meaning +2; status: restricted to computer technology | DEA* | |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | gap [gεp] | 1960s | meanings 1 and +2; status: restricted to technical use | DEA* | |
| Latvian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | not known, native kløft used instead | - | - | - | DEA* |
| Polish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | gap [gap] | 1980s | meanings 1 and +2; status: restricted to technical use | DEA* | |
| Swedish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
- Annotations: *DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.
Information on Other Languages[edit | edit source]
- Greek: not known, native khasma used instead,