False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘líce’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘líce’:
- cheek
Semasiological map for ‘*lice’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘líce’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.
- The Czech meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Kashubian lico, Polish lico, Slovak líce, Slovenian lice, Lower Sorbian lico, Upper Sorbian lico and Ukrainian лице.
- The meaning ‘face’ (not present in Czech ‘líce’) is attested in Bosnian lice, Bulgarian лице, Croatian lice, Kashubian lico, Polish lico, Russian лицо, Serbian лице, Slovenian lice and Ukrainian лице.
- The meaning ‘person’ (not present in Czech ‘líce’) is attested in Bosnian lice, Bulgarian лице, Russian лицо and Serbian лице.
- The meaning ‘facing, outside’ (not present in Czech ‘líce’) is attested in Czech líc, Russian лицо, Slovak líce and Ukrainian лице.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
| Czech líce See also: líc |
Meaning:
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Czech líce See also: líc |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian lice | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Bulgarian лице | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian lice | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Kashubian lico | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Polish lico | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian лицо | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian лице | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Slovenian lice | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Lower Sorbian lico | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Upper Sorbian lico | Meaning:
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| Czech líce See also: líc |
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| Ukrainian лице | Meaning:
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Semasiological Map for *lice
                               *lice
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Meanings:  ‘face’ ‘person’ ‘cheek’ ‘facing, outside’ no such word no information yet
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| *lice | ||||
| face | person | cheek | facing, outside | |
| Russian лицо | + | + | + | |
| Ukrainian лице | + | + | + | |
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| Polish lico | + | + | ||
| Kashubian lico | + | + | ||
| Lower Sorbian lico | + | |||
| Upper Sorbian lico | + | |||
| Czech líc | + | |||
| Czech líce | + | |||
| Slovak líce | + | + | ||
| Slovenian lice | + | + | ||
| Croatian lice | + | |||
| Bosnian lice | + | + | ||
| Serbian лице | + | + | ||
| Bulgarian лице | + | + | ||
| Meanings | face | person | cheek | facing, outside |