False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘tečný’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘tečný’:
- tangential
Semasiological map for ‘*tǫča’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘tečný’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.
- The Czech meaning ‘tangential’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘hail’ (not present in Czech ‘tečný’) is attested in Bosnian tuča, Croatian tuča and Slovenian toča.
- The meaning ‘rainbow’ (not present in Czech ‘tečný’) is attested in Kashubian tãga, Polish tęcza, Lower Sorbian tyca and Upper Sorbian tučel.
- The meaning ‘rainy cloud’ (not present in Czech ‘tečný’) is attested in Russian туча and Ukrainian туча.
- The meaning ‘liquid adj.’ (not present in Czech ‘tečný’, translated as ‘tekutý’) is attested in Bulgarian течен.
- The meaning ‘luxuriant, fertile’ (not present in Czech ‘tečný’) is attested in Bulgarian тучен.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Serbian and Slovak.
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Bosnian tuča |
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| Czech tečný |
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| Bulgarian I. течен |
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| Croatian tuča |
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| Kashubian tãga |
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| Polish tęcza |
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| Russian туча |
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| Slovenian toča |
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| Lower Sorbian tyca |
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| Czech tečný |
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| Upper Sorbian tučel |
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| Ukrainian туча |
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*tǫča
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Meanings:  ‘hail’
 ‘rainbow’
 ‘rainy cloud’
 ‘tangential’
 ‘liquid adj.’
 ‘luxuriant, fertile’
 no such word
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| hail | rainbow | rainy cloud | tangential | liquid adj. | luxuriant, fertile | |
| Russian туча | + | |||||
| Ukrainian туча | + | |||||
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| Polish tęcza | + | |||||
| Kashubian tãga | + | |||||
| Lower Sorbian tyca | + | |||||
| Upper Sorbian tučel | + | |||||
| Czech tečný | + | |||||
| Slovenian toča | + | |||||
| Croatian tuča | + | |||||
| Bosnian tuča | + | |||||
| Bulgarian течен | + | |||||
| Bulgarian тучен adjective | + | |||||
| Meanings | hail | rainbow | rainy cloud | tangential | liquid adj. | luxuriant, fertile |
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