False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘člověk’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘člověk’:
- human
- man (male)
- one personal
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘člověk’:
- is a true friend in Polish and Slovak.
- does not have all its Czech meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
- The Czech meaning ‘human’ is shared by Belarusian чалавек, Bosnian čovjek, Bulgarian човек, Croatian čovjek, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek, Russian человек, Serbian човек, Slovak človek, Slovenian človek and Upper Sorbian čłowjek.
- The Czech meaning ‘man (male)’ is shared by Polish człowiek, Slovak človek, Lower Sorbian cłowjek, Upper Sorbian čłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
- The Czech meaning ‘one personal’ is shared by Belarusian чалавек, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek and Slovak človek.
- The meaning ‘husband’ (not present in Czech ‘člověk’) is attested in Lower Sorbian cłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
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Croatian čovjek |
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Kashubian człowiek |
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Polish człowiek |
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Russian человек |
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Serbian човек |
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Slovak človek |
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Slovenian človek |
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*čelověkъ
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Meanings:
‘human’
‘man (male)’
‘husband’
‘one personal’
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human | man (male) | husband | one personal | |
Russian человек | + | |||
Ukrainian чоловік | + | + | ||
Belarusian чалавек | + | + | ||
Polish człowiek | + | + | + | |
Kashubian człowiek | + | + | ||
Lower Sorbian cłowjek | + | + | ||
Upper Sorbian čłowjek | + | + | ||
Czech člověk | + | + | + | |
Slovak človek | + | + | + | |
Slovenian človek | + | |||
Croatian čovjek | + | |||
Bosnian čovjek | + | |||
Serbian човек | + | |||
Bulgarian човек | + | |||
Meanings | human | man (male) | husband | one personal |