False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘czytać’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘czytać’:
- to read
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘czytać’:
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kashubian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘to read’ is shared by Belarusian чытаць, Bosnian čitati, Bulgarian чета, Croatian čitati, Kashubian czëtac, Russian читать, Serbian читати, Serbian читати, Slovak čítať, Slovenian čitati, Lower Sorbian cytaś, Upper Sorbian čitać and Ukrainian читати.
- The meaning ‘to read aloud Br., to read out loud Am.’ (not present in Polish ‘czytać’) is attested in Belarusian чытаць, Bulgarian чета, Kashubian czëtac, Russian читать, Slovak čítať and Ukrainian читати.
- The meaning ‘to recite’ (not present in Polish ‘czytać’) is attested in Russian читать.
NB: No information yet for Czech and Macedonian.
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Belarusian чытаць |
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Bosnian čitati |
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Bulgarian чета |
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Croatian čitati |
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Kashubian czëtac |
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Russian читать |
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Serbian I. читати |
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II. читати |
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Slovak čítať |
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Slovenian čitati |
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Lower Sorbian cytaś |
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Upper Sorbian čitać |
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Ukrainian читати |
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‘to read’
‘to read aloud Br., to read out loud Am.’
‘to recite’
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to read | to read aloud Br., to read out loud Am. | to recite | |
Russian читать | + | + | + |
Ukrainian читати | + | + | |
Belarusian чытаць | + | + | |
Polish czytać | + | ||
Kashubian czëtac | + | + | |
Lower Sorbian cytaś | + | ||
Upper Sorbian čitać | + | ||
Slovak čítať | + | + | |
Slovenian čitati | + | ||
Croatian čitati | + | ||
Bosnian čitati | + | ||
Serbian читати | + | ||
Serbian читати | + | ||
Bulgarian чета | + | + | |
Meanings | to read | to read aloud Br., to read out loud Am. | to recite |