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