False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘ziarno’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘ziarno’:
- seed
Semasiological map for ‘*zьrno’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘ziarno’:
- is a complete false friend in Croatian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian and Lower Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘seed’ is shared by Belarusian зерне, Bulgarian зърно, Czech zrno, Kashubian zôrno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno, Lower Sorbian zerno and Ukrainian зерно.
- The meaning ‘corn Br.’ (not present in Polish ‘ziarno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно, Czech zrno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno and Slovenian zrno.
- The meaning ‘grain’ (not present in Polish ‘ziarno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно, Croatian zrno, Czech zrno, Kashubian zôrno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno, Slovenian zrno, Upper Sorbian zorno and Ukrainian зерно.
- The meaning ‘pip’ (not present in Polish ‘ziarno’) is attested in Croatian zrno, Kashubian zôrno and Russian зерно.
- The meaning ‘bullet’ (not present in Polish ‘ziarno’) is attested in Croatian zrno.
- The meaning ‘berry’ (not present in Polish ‘ziarno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно and Croatian zrno.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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Croatian zrno |
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Czech zrno |
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Kashubian zôrno |
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Slovak zrno |
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Slovenian zrno |
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Lower Sorbian zerno |
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Upper Sorbian zorno |
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*zьrno
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‘corn Br.’
‘seed’
‘grain’
‘pip’
‘bullet’
‘berry’
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corn Br. | seed | grain | pip | bullet | berry | |
Russian зерно | + | + | + | + | ||
Ukrainian зерно | + | + | ||||
Belarusian зерне | + | |||||
Polish ziarno | + | |||||
Kashubian zôrno | + | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian zerno | + | |||||
Upper Sorbian zorno | + | |||||
Czech zrno | + | + | + | |||
Slovak zrno | + | + | + | |||
Slovenian zrno | + | + | ||||
Croatian zrno | + | + | + | + | ||
Bulgarian зърно | + | + | + | + | ||
Meanings | corn Br. | seed | grain | pip | bullet | berry |
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