False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘človek’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘človek’:
- human
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘človek’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘human’ is shared by Belarusian чалавек, Bosnian čovjek, Bulgarian човек, Croatian čovjek, Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek, Russian человек, Serbian човек, Slovak človek and Upper Sorbian čłowjek.
- The meaning ‘man (male)’ (not present in Slovenian ‘človek’) is attested in Czech člověk, Polish człowiek, Slovak človek, Lower Sorbian cłowjek, Upper Sorbian čłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
- The meaning ‘husband’ (not present in Slovenian ‘človek’, translated as ‘soprog, zakonec’) is attested in Lower Sorbian cłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
- The meaning ‘one personal’ (not present in Slovenian ‘človek’) is attested in Belarusian чалавек, Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek and Slovak človek.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Russian человек |
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Serbian човек |
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Meanings:
‘human’
‘man (male)’
‘husband’
‘one personal’
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human | man (male) | husband | one personal | |
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Ukrainian чоловік | + | + | ||
Belarusian чалавек | + | + | ||
Polish człowiek | + | + | + | |
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Lower Sorbian cłowjek | + | + | ||
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Czech člověk | + | + | + | |
Slovak človek | + | + | + | |
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Croatian čovjek | + | |||
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Serbian човек | + | |||
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Meanings | human | man (male) | husband | one personal |