False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘riječ’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘riječ’:
- word
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘riječ’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian.
- The Croatian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Bosnian riječ, Bulgarian реч and Serbian реч.
- The meaning ‘speech’ (not present in Croatian ‘riječ’, translated as ‘govor’) is attested in Bulgarian реч, Czech řeč, Macedonian реч, Russian речь, Slovak reč, Lower Sorbian rěc and Upper Sorbian rěč.
- The meaning ‘matter’ (not present in Croatian ‘riječ’, translated as ‘stvar’) is attested in Belarusian рэч, Kashubian rzecz, Polish rzecz, Slovenian reč and Ukrainian річ.
- The meaning ‘thing’ (not present in Croatian ‘riječ’) is attested in Belarusian рэч, Kashubian rzecz, Polish rzecz, Slovenian reč and Ukrainian річ.
- The meaning ‘language’ (not present in Croatian ‘riječ’) is attested in Czech řeč, Russian речь, Slovak reč, Lower Sorbian rěc and Upper Sorbian rěč.
- The meaning ‘talk’ (not present in Croatian ‘riječ’) is attested in Czech řeč, Slovak reč and Ukrainian річ.
Croatian riječ |
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Belarusian рэч |
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Bulgarian реч |
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Czech řeč |
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Kashubian rzecz |
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Macedonian реч |
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Russian речь |
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Serbian реч |
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Slovak reč |
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Slovenian reč |
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Lower Sorbian rěc |
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Upper Sorbian rěč |
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Ukrainian річ |
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Meanings:
‘speech’
‘word’
‘matter’
‘thing’
‘language’
‘talk’
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Russian речь | + | + | ||||
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Polish rzecz f. | + | + | ||||
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Upper Sorbian rěč | + | + | ||||
Czech řeč | + | + | + | |||
Slovak reč | + | + | + | |||
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Macedonian реч | + | |||||
Bulgarian реч | + | + | ||||
Meanings | speech | word | matter | thing | language | talk |