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