False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘чути’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘чути’:
- to hear
Semasiological map for ‘*čǫti’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Kashubian, Polish and Russian.
Ukrainian ‘чути’:
- is a complete false friend in Polish and Russian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian and Bulgarian.
- has additional meanings in Kashubian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by Belarusian чуць, Bulgarian чувам, Bulgarian чуя and Kashubian czëc.
- The meaning ‘to feel’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘чути’) is attested in Kashubian czëc, Polish czuć and Russian чуять.
- The meaning ‘to smell’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘чути’) is attested in Kashubian czëc and Russian чуять.
- The meaning ‘to keep’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘чути’) is attested in Bulgarian чувам.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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Belarusian чуць |
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Bulgarian I. чувам |
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II. чуя |
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Ukrainian чути |
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Kashubian czëc |
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Polish czuć |
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Russian чуять |
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Semasiological Map for *čǫti
*čǫti
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Meanings:
‘to feel’
‘to smell’
‘to hear’
‘to keep’
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to feel | to smell | to hear | to keep | |
Russian чуять | + | + | ||
Ukrainian чути | + | |||
Belarusian чуць | + | |||
Polish czuć | + | |||
Kashubian czëc | + | + | + | |
Bulgarian чувам | + | + | ||
Bulgarian чуя | + | |||
Meanings | to feel | to smell | to hear | to keep |