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