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