False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘mądry’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘mądry’:
- clever, smart
Semasiological map for ‘*modrъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘mądry’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Russian or Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘clever, smart’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘blue’ (not present in Polish ‘mądry’, translated as ‘niebieski, modry’) is attested in Polish modry, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘dark blue as colour of face or body’ (not present in Polish ‘mądry’) is attested in Croatian modar, Serbian модар, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘light blue’ (not present in Polish ‘mądry’) is attested in Croatian modar, Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry, Slovak modrý, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘blue like cornflower’ (not present in Polish ‘mądry’) is attested in Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry and Slovenian moder.
- The meaning ‘wise’ (not present in Polish ‘mądry’) is attested in Bulgarian мъдър, Macedonian мудар and Slovenian moder.
Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Bulgarian мъдър |
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Croatian modar |
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Kashubian mòdri |
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Macedonian мудар |
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Russian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Serbian модар |
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Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Slovak modrý |
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Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Slovenian moder |
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Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Lower Sorbian módry |
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Polish mądry See also: modry |
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Upper Sorbian módry |
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Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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*modrъ
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Meanings:
‘blue’
‘dark blue as colour of face or body’
‘light blue’
‘blue like cornflower’
‘wise’
‘clever, smart’
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blue | dark blue as colour of face or body | light blue | blue like cornflower | wise | clever, smart | |
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Croatian modar | + | + | ||||
Serbian модар | + | |||||
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Bulgarian мъдър | + | |||||
Meanings | blue | dark blue as colour of face or body | light blue | blue like cornflower | wise | clever, smart |