False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘kraj’:
- country
Semasiological map for ‘*krajь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Kashubian, Polish and Ukrainian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘country’ is shared by Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Upper Sorbian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘edge, margin’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘end’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Macedonian крај, Polish kraj, Serbian крај, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘locality’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Czech kraj and Slovenian kraj.
- The meaning ‘region’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Macedonian крај, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘side’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Kashubian krôj.
- The meaning ‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kraj’) is attested in Czech kraj, Russian край and Slovak kraj.
Lower Sorbian kraj |
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Belarusian край |
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Bosnian kraj |
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Bulgarian край |
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Croatian kraj |
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Czech kraj |
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Kashubian krôj |
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Macedonian крај |
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Polish kraj |
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Russian край |
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Serbian крај |
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Slovak kraj |
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Slovenian kraj |
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Upper Sorbian kraj |
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Ukrainian край |
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Semasiological Map for *krajь
*krajь
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Meanings:
‘edge, margin’
‘end’
‘locality’
‘region’
‘country’
‘side’
‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’
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edge, margin | end | locality | region | country | side | higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia | |
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Slovenian kraj | + | + | + inhabited place |
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Meanings | edge, margin | end | locality | region | country | side | higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia |
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