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