False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘żyd’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘żyd’:
- Jew ethnically
- Jew religiously
Semasiological map for ‘*židъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘żyd’:
- is a complete false friend in Russian.
- is a true friend in Czech, Lower Sorbian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Polish meanings in Belarusian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Croatian, Kashubian, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘Jew ethnically’ is shared by Belarusian жыд, Croatian židov, Czech žid, Kashubian żid, Slovak žid, Slovenian žid, Lower Sorbian žyd, Upper Sorbian žid and Ukrainian жид.
- The Polish meaning ‘Jew religiously’ is shared by Croatian židov, Czech žid, Kashubian żid, Slovak žid, Slovenian žid, Lower Sorbian žyd and Upper Sorbian žid.
- The meaning ‘Jew pejoratively’ (not present in Polish ‘żyd’, translated as ‘Iwrej’) is attested in Belarusian жыд, Croatian židov, Kashubian żid, Russian жид, Slovenian žid and Ukrainian жид.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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Semasiological Map for *židъ
                          *židъ
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Meanings:  ‘Jew ethnically’ ‘Jew religiously’ ‘Jew pejoratively’ no such word no information yet
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| Meanings | Jew ethnically | Jew religiously | Jew pejoratively |