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