False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘delo’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘delo’:
- work
Semasiological map for ‘*dělo’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘delo’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian or Kashubian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘work’ is shared by Bulgarian дело, Lower Sorbian źěło and Upper Sorbian dźěło.
- The meaning ‘matter, affair’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’) is attested in Bulgarian дело, Russian дело, Slovak dielo and Ukrainian діло.
- The meaning ‘act, deed’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’) is attested in Bosnian djelo, Bulgarian дело, Croatian djelo, Polish dzieło, Russian дело, Serbian дело and Slovak dielo.
- The meaning ‘battle’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’) is attested in Russian дело.
- The meaning ‘cannon’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’) is attested in Czech dělo, Polish działo and Slovak delo.
- The meaning ‘case’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’, translated as ‘posel, zadeva’) is attested in Bulgarian дело and Russian дело.
- The meaning ‘file, document’ (not present in Slovenian ‘delo’) is attested in Bulgarian дело and Russian дело.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian delo |
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| Bosnian djelo |
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| Slovenian delo |
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| Bulgarian дело |
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| Croatian djelo |
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| Czech dělo |
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| Slovenian delo |
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| Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian delo |
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| Polish I. działo |
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| Slovenian delo |
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| Russian дело |
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| II. dielo |
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| Slovenian delo |
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| Lower Sorbian źěło |
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| Slovenian delo |
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| Ukrainian діло |
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*dělo
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Meanings:  ‘matter, affair’
 ‘act, deed’
 ‘battle’
 ‘cannon’
 ‘case’
 ‘file, document’
 ‘work’
 no such word
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| Meanings | matter, affair | act, deed | battle | cannon | case | file, document | work |
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