False Friends in Slavic Languages
Kashubian ‘matka’
The database knows following meanings of the Kashubian word ‘matka’:
- mother
Semasiological map for ‘*matьka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Kashubian ‘matka’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Russian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian or Serbian.
- The Kashubian meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Belarusian матка, Czech matka, Polish matka, Slovak matka and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Belarusian матка, Polish matka, Russian матка and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Czech matka and Slovak matka.
- The meaning ‘womb, uterus’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Belarusian матка, Bulgarian матка, Macedonian матка, Russian матка and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘queen bee’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Czech matka, Russian матка, Lower Sorbian matka, Upper Sorbian matka and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘nut’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Slovak matka.
- The meaning ‘mat’ (not present in Kashubian ‘matka’) is attested in Ukrainian матка.
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Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Semasiological Map for *matьka
                                  *matьka
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Meanings:  ‘mother’ ‘dam, female animal’ ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ ‘womb, uterus’ ‘queen bee’ ‘nut’ ‘mat’ no such word no information yet
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| Meanings | mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | womb, uterus | queen bee | nut | mat |
