False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘modrý’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘modrý’:
- light blue
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘modrý’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Russian or Ukrainian.
- The Slovak meaning ‘light blue’ is shared by Croatian modar, Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘blue’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) 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 Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Croatian modar, Serbian модар, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘blue like cornflower’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry and Slovenian moder.
- The meaning ‘wise’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Bulgarian мъдър, Macedonian мудар and Slovenian moder.
- The meaning ‘clever, smart’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Polish mądry.
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Bulgarian мъдър |
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Croatian modar |
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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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Serbian модар |
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Slovenian moder |
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Lower 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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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 |