False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘чёрствый’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘чёрствый’:
- stale
- hard, dry
Semasiological map for ‘*čьrstvъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘чёрствый’:
- The Russian meaning ‘stale’ is shared by Belarusian чэрствы, Polish czerstwy and Ukrainian черствий.
- The Russian meaning ‘hard, dry’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘fresh’ (not present in Russian ‘чёрствый’, translated as ‘свежий’) is attested in Czech čerstvý, Polish czerstwy, Slovak čerstvý and Upper Sorbian čerstwy.
- The meaning ‘sturdy’ (not present in Russian ‘чёрствый’) is attested in Bosnian čvrst, Croatian čvrst and Serbian чврст.
- The meaning ‘dry pastries’ (not present in Russian ‘чёрствый’) is attested in Polish czerstwy.
- The meaning ‘nimble’ (not present in Russian ‘чёрствый’) is attested in Bulgarian чевръст.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Macedonian, Slovenian and Lower Sorbian.
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Czech čerstvý | Meaning in Russian:
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Polish czerstwy | Meaning in Russian:
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Slovak čerstvý | Meaning in Russian:
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Upper Sorbian čerstwy | Meaning in Russian:
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Semasiological Map for *čьrstvъ
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*čьrstvъ | ||||||
fresh | stale | sturdy | hard, dry | dry pastries | nimble | |
Russian чёрствый | + | + | ||||
Ukrainian черствий | + | |||||
Belarusian чэрствы | + | |||||
Polish czerstwy | + | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian čerstwy | + | |||||
Czech čerstvý | + | |||||
Slovak čerstvý | + | |||||
Croatian čvrst | + | |||||
Bosnian čvrst | + | |||||
Serbian чврст | + | |||||
Bulgarian чевръст | + | |||||
Meanings | fresh | stale | sturdy | hard, dry | dry pastries | nimble |