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