False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘говор’
Semantics: говорещ: talking
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘говор’:
- dialect
- talking (syn.: ‘мълва’)
- speech
Semasiological map for ‘*govorъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘говор’:
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘dialect’ is shared by Belarusian гаворка, Polish gwara, Russian говор, Slovenian govor and Ukrainian говір.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘talking’ is shared by Belarusian гаворка, Czech hovor, Kashubian gòwôr, Russian говор and Slovak hovor.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘speech’ is shared by Bosnian govor, Croatian govor, Czech hovor, Serbian говор, Slovak hovor and Slovenian govor.
- The meaning ‘noise’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘говор’, translated as ‘шум, глъчка’) is attested in Kashubian gòwôr and Polish gwar.
- The meaning ‘voice’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘говор’) is attested in Kashubian gòwôr.
- The meaning ‘language’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘говор’) is attested in Kashubian gòwôr.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian гаворка | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian govor | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian govor | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
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| Czech hovor | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
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| Kashubian gòwôr | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish I. gwar | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| II. gwara | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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Meaning in Russian:
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Meaning in Serbian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
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| Slovak hovor | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
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| Slovenian govor | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian говір | Meaning in Bulgarian:
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Semasiological Map for *govorъ
                              *govorъ
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Meanings:  ‘dialect’ ‘talking’ ‘speech’ ‘noise’ ‘voice’ ‘language’ no such word no information yet
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| Belarusian гаворка | + | + | ||||
| Polish gwar | + | |||||
| Polish gwara | + | |||||
| Kashubian gòwôr | + | + | + | + | ||
| Czech hovor | + | + | ||||
| Slovak hovor | + | + | ||||
| Slovenian govor | + | + | ||||
| Croatian govor | + | |||||
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| Bulgarian говор (говорещ: talking) | + | + | + | |||
| Meanings | dialect | talking | speech | noise | voice | language |