False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘słowo’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘słowo’:
- word
Semasiological map for ‘*slovo’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘słowo’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Belarusian слова, Bulgarian слово, Czech slovo, Kashubian słowò, Macedonian слово, Polish słowo, Russian слово, Slovak slovo, Upper Sorbian słowo and Ukrainian слово.
- The meaning ‘letter of the alphabet’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘słowo’) is attested in Bosnian slovo, Croatian slovo and Serbian слово.
- The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘słowo’) is attested in Slovenian slovo.
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Semasiological Map for *slovo
                    *slovo
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Meanings:  ‘word’ ‘letter of the alphabet’ ‘leave-taking, farewell’ no such word no information yet
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| Meanings | word | letter of the alphabet | leave-taking, farewell |