False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘голова’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘голова’:
- head
- leader
Semasiological map for ‘glava < *golva’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘голова’:
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Croatian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Ukrainian meanings in Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian and Polish.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Serbian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘head’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Czech hlava, Kashubian głowa, Macedonian глава, Polish głowa, Russian глава, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava, Lower Sorbian głowa and Upper Sorbian hłowa.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘leader’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Czech hlava, Russian глава, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava and Upper Sorbian hłowa.
- The meaning ‘chapter’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘голова’) is attested in Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Czech hlava, Russian глава, Serbian глава and Slovak hlava.
- The meaning ‘dome, vault’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘голова’) is attested in Russian глава.
- The meaning ‘nucleus of comet’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘голова’) is attested in Polish głowa.
- The meaning ‘bloom’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘голова’) is attested in Polish głowa.
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Belarusian галава |
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Bosnian glava |
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Bulgarian глава |
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Croatian glava |
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Czech hlava |
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Kashubian głowa |
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Macedonian глава |
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Polish głowa |
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Serbian глава |
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Slovak hlava |
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Slovenian glava |
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Lower Sorbian głowa |
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Semasiological Map for glava < *golva
glava < *golva
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Meanings:
‘head’
‘leader’
‘chapter’
‘dome, vault’
‘nucleus of comet’
‘bloom’
‘Other’
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head | leader | chapter | dome, vault | nucleus of comet | bloom | Other | |
Russian глава | + arch. |
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Ukrainian голова | + | + | |||||
Belarusian галава | + | + | |||||
Polish głowa | + | + | + | + hairdo, hairstyle |
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Kashubian głowa | + | ||||||
Lower Sorbian głowa | + | ||||||
Upper Sorbian hłowa | + | + | |||||
Czech hlava | + | + | + | ||||
Slovak hlava | + | + | + | ||||
Slovenian glava | + | + | |||||
Croatian glava | + | + | |||||
Bosnian glava | + | + | + | ||||
Serbian глава | + | + | + | ||||
Macedonian глава | + | ||||||
Bulgarian глава | + | + | + | ||||
Meanings | head | leader | chapter | dome, vault | nucleus of comet | bloom | Other |