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