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