False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘pokoj’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘pokoj’:
- quiet
- old age pension
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘pokoj’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian and Polish.
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Russian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by Bosnian pokoj, Bulgarian покой, Croatian pokoj, Czech pokoj, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Macedonian покој, Russian покой, Serbian покој, Slovak pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj, Upper Sorbian pokoj and Ukrainian спокій.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘old age pension’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘peace’ (not present in Slovenian ‘pokoj’, translated as ‘mir’) is attested in Bulgarian покой, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Polish pokój, Slovak pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj and Upper Sorbian pokoj.
- The meaning ‘room’ (not present in Slovenian ‘pokoj’, translated as ‘soba’) is attested in Belarusian пакой, Czech pokoj, Polish pokój and Russian покой.
- The meaning ‘being late, dead’ (not present in Slovenian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Bulgarian покой.
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Bosnian pokoj |
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Bulgarian покой |
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Croatian pokoj |
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Czech pokoj |
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Kashubian I. pòkùj |
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II. spòkój |
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III. pòkùj |
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Macedonian покој |
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Polish pokój |
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Russian покой |
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Serbian покој |
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Slovak pokoj |
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Lower Sorbian pokoj |
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Upper Sorbian pokoj |
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Ukrainian спокій |
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*pokojь
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Meanings:
‘quiet’
‘peace’
‘room’
‘being late, dead’
‘old age pension’
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quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension | |
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Meanings | quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension |
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