False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘žito’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘žito’:
- rye (syn.: ‘žito, raž’)
- wheat (syn.: ‘pšenica, žito’)
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘žito’:
- The Slovak meaning ‘rye’ is shared by Belarusian жыта, Czech žito, Kashubian żëto, Polish żyto and Ukrainian жито.
- The Slovak meaning ‘wheat’ is shared by Bulgarian жито and Serbian жито.
- The meaning ‘grain, cereals, corn Br.’ (not present in Slovak ‘žito’, translated as ‘obilie, zbožie’) is attested in Bosnian žito, Croatian žito, Russian жито, Serbian жито and Slovenian žito.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Bulgarian жито |
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| Kashubian żëto |
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| Russian жито |
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| Serbian жито |
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| Ukrainian жито |
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*žito
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Meanings:  ‘grain, cereals, corn Br.’
 ‘rye’
 ‘wheat’
 no such word
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| Polish żyto | + | ||
| Kashubian żëto | + | ||
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| Meanings | grain, cereals, corn Br. | rye | wheat |
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