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