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