False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘wystawa’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘wystawa’:
- exhibition
- display
- setting of play
Semasiological map for ‘wystawa’
The database has information related to this term for Ukrainian.
Polish ‘wystawa’:
- is a complete false friend in Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘exhibition’ is unique.
- The Polish meaning ‘display’ is unique.
- The Polish meaning ‘setting of play’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘performance’ (not present in Polish ‘wystawa’, translated as ‘przedstawienie’) is attested in Ukrainian вистава.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
| Polish wystawa |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian вистава |
Meaning in Polish:
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Meanings:  ‘exhibition’
 ‘display’
 ‘setting of play’
 ‘performance’
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| Meanings | exhibition | display | setting of play | performance |
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