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