False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘uroda’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘uroda’:
- beauty
- appearance
- charm, attraction
Semasiological map for ‘*urod-’
The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian, Czech, Russian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘uroda’:
- The Polish meaning ‘beauty’ is shared by Ukrainian врода.
- The Polish meaning ‘appearance’ is unique.
- The Polish meaning ‘charm, attraction’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘crop’ (not present in Polish ‘uroda’, translated as ‘urodzaj’) is attested in Czech úroda and Ukrainian врода.
- The meaning ‘malformed person’ (not present in Polish ‘uroda’, translated as ‘dziwoląg’) is attested in Bulgarian урод and Russian урод.
- The meaning ‘monster’ (not present in Polish ‘uroda’, translated as ‘potwór’) is attested in Bulgarian урод and Russian урод.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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Bulgarian урод |
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Czech úroda |
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Russian урод |
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Ukrainian врода |
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*urod-
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Meanings:
‘beauty’
‘appearance’
‘charm, attraction’
‘crop’
‘malformed person’
‘monster’
no such word
no information yet
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beauty | appearance | charm, attraction | crop | malformed person | monster | |
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Meanings | beauty | appearance | charm, attraction | crop | malformed person | monster |
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