False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘brak’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘brak’:
- defect, flaw
- rejects, refuse, waste
- lack, deficiency
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘brak’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovak and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Polish meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech and Russian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.
- The Polish meaning ‘defect, flaw’ is shared by Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The Polish meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ is shared by Belarusian брак, Bulgarian брак, Czech brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The Polish meaning ‘lack, deficiency’ is shared by Belarusian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘junk, trash’ (not present in Polish ‘brak’) is attested in Czech brak and Slovak brak.
- The meaning ‘marriage’ (not present in Polish ‘brak’, translated as ‘małżeństwo’) is attested in Bosnian brak, Bulgarian брак, Croatian brak, Macedonian брак, Russian брак and Serbian брак.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Belarusian брак |
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| Bulgarian брак |
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| Croatian brak |
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| Czech brak |
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| Macedonian брак |
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| Russian брак |
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| Serbian брак |
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| Polish brak |
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| Slovak brak |
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| Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Polish brak |
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| Ukrainian брак |
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Semasiological Map for *brakъ
                             
*brakъ
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Meanings:  ‘defect, flaw’
 ‘rejects, refuse, waste’
 ‘lack, deficiency’
 ‘junk, trash’
 ‘marriage’
 no such word
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| Meanings | defect, flaw | rejects, refuse, waste | lack, deficiency | junk, trash | marriage |
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