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