False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘zlodej’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘zlodej’:
- thief
Semasiological map for ‘*zlodějь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘zlodej’:
- The Slovak meaning ‘thief’ is shared by Belarusian злодзей, Czech zloděj, Polish złodziej and Ukrainian злодій.
- The meaning ‘criminal’ (not present in Slovak ‘zlodej’) is attested in Russian злодей.
- The meaning ‘villain, evil man’ (not present in Slovak ‘zlodej’) is attested in Bulgarian злодей and Russian злодей.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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Semasiological Map for *zlodějь
           *zlodějь
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Meanings:  ‘thief’ ‘criminal’ ‘villain, evil man’ no such word no information yet
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| thief | criminal | villain, evil man | |
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| Meanings | thief | criminal | villain, evil man |