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