False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘глава’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘глава’:
- head (arch., syn.: ‘глава arch., голова’)
- leader (syn.: ‘глава начальник’)
- chapter
- dome, vault
- peak
Semasiological map for ‘glava < *golva’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘глава’:
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Polish.
- The Russian meaning ‘head’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Czech hlava, Kashubian głowa, Macedonian глава, Polish głowa, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava, Lower Sorbian głowa, Upper Sorbian hłowa and Ukrainian голова.
- The Russian meaning ‘leader’ is shared by Belarusian галава, Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Croatian glava, Czech hlava, Serbian глава, Slovak hlava, Slovenian glava, Upper Sorbian hłowa and Ukrainian голова.
- The Russian meaning ‘chapter’ is shared by Bosnian glava, Bulgarian глава, Czech hlava, Serbian глава and Slovak hlava.
- The Russian meaning ‘dome, vault’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘nucleus of comet’ (not present in Russian ‘глава’) is attested in Polish głowa.
- The meaning ‘bloom’ (not present in Russian ‘глава’) 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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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’
no such word
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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 | + | ||||||
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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 |