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