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