False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘реч’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘реч’:
- speech
- word (syn.: ‘дума, слово’)
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘реч’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Kashubian, Polish, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Lower Sorbian, Russian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘speech’ is shared by Czech řeč, Macedonian реч, Russian речь, Slovak reč, Lower Sorbian rěc and Upper Sorbian rěč.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Bosnian riječ, Croatian riječ and Serbian реч.
- The meaning ‘matter’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘реч’, translated as ‘вещ’) is attested in Belarusian рэч, Kashubian rzecz, Polish rzecz, Slovenian reč and Ukrainian річ.
- The meaning ‘thing’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘реч’) is attested in Belarusian рэч, Kashubian rzecz, Polish rzecz, Slovenian reč and Ukrainian річ.
- The meaning ‘language’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘реч’) is attested in Czech řeč, Russian речь, Slovak reč, Lower Sorbian rěc and Upper Sorbian rěč.
- The meaning ‘talk’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘реч’) is attested in Czech řeč, Slovak reč and Ukrainian річ.
| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian рэч |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian riječ |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian riječ |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Czech řeč |
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| Bulgarian реч |
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| Kashubian rzecz |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Macedonian реч |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian речь |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian реч |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Slovak:
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| Slovak reč |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian reč |
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| Bulgarian реч |
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| Lower Sorbian rěc |
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| Bulgarian реч |
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| Upper Sorbian rěč |
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| Bulgarian реч |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian річ |
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Semasiological Map for *rěčь
                                     
*rěčь
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Meanings:  ‘speech’
 ‘word’
 ‘matter’
 ‘thing’
 ‘language’
 ‘talk’
 no such word
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| Russian речь | + | + | ||||
| Ukrainian річ | + | + | + | |||
| Belarusian рэч | + | + | ||||
| Polish rzecz f. | + | + | ||||
| Kashubian rzecz | + | + | ||||
| Lower Sorbian rěc | + | + | ||||
| Upper Sorbian rěč | + | + | ||||
| Czech řeč | + | + | + | |||
| Slovak reč | + | + | + | |||
| Slovenian reč | + | + | ||||
| Croatian riječ | + | |||||
| Bosnian riječ | + | |||||
| Serbian реч | + | |||||
| Macedonian реч | + | |||||
| Bulgarian реч | + | + | ||||
| Meanings | speech | word | matter | thing | language | talk |