False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘človek’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘človek’:
- human
- man (male)
- one personal
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘človek’:
- is a true friend in Czech and Polish.
- does not have all its Slovak 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 Slovak meaning ‘human’ is shared by Belarusian чалавек, Bosnian čovjek, Bulgarian човек, Croatian čovjek, Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek, Russian человек, Serbian човек, Slovenian človek and Upper Sorbian čłowjek.
- The Slovak meaning ‘man (male)’ is shared by Czech člověk, Polish człowiek, Lower Sorbian cłowjek, Upper Sorbian čłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
- The Slovak meaning ‘one personal’ is shared by Belarusian чалавек, Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek and Polish człowiek.
- The meaning ‘husband’ (not present in Slovak ‘človek’) is attested in Lower Sorbian cłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Czech člověk |
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Kashubian człowiek |
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Polish człowiek |
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Russian человек |
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Serbian човек |
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Slovenian človek |
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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 | |
Russian человек | + | |||
Ukrainian чоловік | + | + | ||
Belarusian чалавек | + | + | ||
Polish człowiek | + | + | + | |
Kashubian człowiek | + | + | ||
Lower Sorbian cłowjek | + | + | ||
Upper Sorbian čłowjek | + | + | ||
Czech člověk | + | + | + | |
Slovak človek | + | + | + | |
Slovenian človek | + | |||
Croatian čovjek | + | |||
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Serbian човек | + | |||
Bulgarian човек | + | |||
Meanings | human | man (male) | husband | one personal |