False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘vek’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘vek’:
- age of a person
- age, epoch
Semasiological map for ‘*věkъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘vek’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian and Kashubian.
- does not have all its Slovak meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Slovak meaning ‘age of a person’ is shared by Belarusian век, Czech věk, Kashubian wiek, Polish wiek and Ukrainian вік.
- The Slovak meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by Belarusian век, Bosnian vijek, Bulgarian век, Croatian vijek, Czech věk, Kashubian wiek, Macedonian век, Polish wiek, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovenian vek, Upper Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘lifetime’ (not present in Slovak ‘vek’) is attested in Bosnian vijek, Croatian vijek, Macedonian век, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovenian vek and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘century’ (not present in Slovak ‘vek’) is attested in Bosnian vijek, Bulgarian век, Croatian vijek, Czech věk, Macedonian век, Polish wiek, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovenian vek, Lower Sorbian wěk, Upper Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘eternity’ (not present in Slovak ‘vek’) is attested in Lower Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Belarusian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Belarusian век |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Bosnian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Bosnian vijek |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Bulgarian век |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Croatian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Croatian vijek |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Czech:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Czech věk |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Kashubian wiek |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Macedonian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Macedonian век |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Polish:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Polish wiek |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Russian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Russian век |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Serbian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Serbian век |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning in Slovenian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Slovenian vek |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Lower Sorbian wěk |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Upper Sorbian wěk |
Meaning:
|
Slovak vek |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Ukrainian вік |
Meaning:
|
Semasiological Map for *věkъ
*věkъ
|
Meanings:
‘age of a person’
‘lifetime’
‘century’
‘age, epoch’
‘eternity’
no such word
no information yet
|
View this map on Wikibooks [Discussion] Edit
*věkъ |
|
||||
age of a person | lifetime | century | age, epoch | eternity | |
Russian век | + | + | + | ||
Ukrainian вік | + | + | + | + | + |
Belarusian век | + | + | |||
Polish wiek | + | + | + | ||
Kashubian wiek | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian wěk | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian wěk | + | + | |||
Czech věk | + | + | + | ||
Slovak vek | + | + | |||
Slovenian vek | + | + | + | ||
Croatian vijek | + | + | + | ||
Bosnian vijek | + | + | + | ||
Serbian век | + | + | + | ||
Macedonian век | + | + | + | ||
Bulgarian век | + | + | |||
Meanings | age of a person | lifetime | century | age, epoch | eternity |
View on GitHub