False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘mier’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘mier’:
- peace
- quiet, stillness
Semasiological map for ‘*mirъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘mier’:
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Slovak meanings in Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Polish and Russian.
- The Slovak meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The Slovak meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Slovak ‘mier’) is attested in Russian мир.
- The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Slovak ‘mier’) is attested in Polish mir.
- The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Slovak ‘mier’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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| Lower Sorbian měr |
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Semasiological Map for *mirъ
                               
*mirъ
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Meanings:  ‘peace’
 ‘quiet, stillness’
 ‘world’
 ‘authority, prestige’
 ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’
 no such word
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| Meanings | peace | quiet, stillness | world | authority, prestige | hist. municipality, parish, commune |
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