False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘wiec’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘wiec’:
- assembly
Semasiological map for ‘*vektь’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian.
Polish ‘wiec’:
- The Polish meaning ‘assembly’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘already’ (not present in Polish ‘wiec’, translated as ‘już’) is attested in Bosnian već, Croatian već and Serbian већ.
- The meaning ‘matter, thing’ (not present in Polish ‘wiec’, translated as ‘rzecz’) is attested in Bulgarian вещ, Czech věc, Russian вещь and Slovak vec.
- The meaning ‘more’ (not present in Polish ‘wiec’, translated as ‘więcej’) is attested in Slovenian več.
- The meaning ‘prophet’ (not present in Polish ‘wiec’) is attested in Polish wieszcz.
- The meaning ‘bard, great poet’ (not present in Polish ‘wiec’) is attested in Polish wieszcz.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian već | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian вещ | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian već | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Czech věc | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian вещь | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian већ | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Slovak:
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| Slovak vec | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish wiec See also: wieszcz |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian več | Meaning in Polish:
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Semasiological Map for *vektь
                  *vektь
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Meanings:  ‘already’ ‘assembly’ ‘matter, thing’ ‘more’ ‘prophet’ ‘bard, great poet’ no such word no information yet
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| *vektь | ||||||
| already | assembly | matter, thing | more | prophet | bard, great poet | |
| Russian вещь | + | |||||
| Polish wiec | + | |||||
| Polish wieszcz | + | + | ||||
| Czech věc | + | |||||
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| Slovenian več | + | |||||
| Croatian već | + | |||||
| Bosnian već | + | |||||
| Serbian већ | + | |||||
| Bulgarian вещ | + | |||||
| Meanings | already | assembly | matter, thing | more | prophet | bard, great poet |
