False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘hlava’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘hlava’:
- head
- leader (syn.: ‘velitel, šef’)
- chapter (syn.: ‘kapitola’)
Semasiological map for ‘glava < *golva’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘hlava’:
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Slovak and Serbian.
- does not have all its Czech meanings in Belarusian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Polish and Russian.
- The Czech meaning ‘head’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Kashubian głowa, Macedonian глава, Polish głowa, Russian глава, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava, Lower Sorbian głowa, Upper Sorbian hłowa and Ukrainian голова.
- The Czech meaning ‘leader’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Russian глава, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava, Upper Sorbian hłowa and Ukrainian голова.
- The Czech meaning ‘chapter’ is shared by Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Russian глава, Serbian глава and Slovak hlava.
- The meaning ‘dome, vault’ (not present in Czech ‘hlava’, translated as ‘kopule’) is attested in Russian глава.
- The meaning ‘nucleus of comet’ (not present in Czech ‘hlava’) is attested in Polish głowa.
- The meaning ‘bloom’ (not present in Czech ‘hlava’) is attested in Polish głowa.
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Bosnian glava |
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Bulgarian глава |
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Croatian glava |
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Kashubian głowa |
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Polish głowa |
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Slovenian glava |
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Lower Sorbian głowa |
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Semasiological Map for glava < *golva
glava < *golva
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Meanings:
‘head’
‘leader’
‘chapter’
‘dome, vault’
‘nucleus of comet’
‘bloom’
‘Other’
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head | leader | chapter | dome, vault | nucleus of comet | bloom | Other | |
Russian глава | + arch. |
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Polish głowa | + | + | + | + hairdo, hairstyle |
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Meanings | head | leader | chapter | dome, vault | nucleus of comet | bloom | Other |
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