False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘за’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘за’:
- behind
- for
- during
- in temporal
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘за’:
- is a complete false friend in Russian.
- is a true friend in Czech and Slovak.
- does not have all its Ukrainian meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish and Slovenian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘behind’ is shared by Belarusian за, Czech za, Kashubian za, Polish za, Russian за, Slovak za, Slovenian za, Lower Sorbian za and Upper Sorbian za.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘for’ is shared by Belarusian за, Bulgarian за, Croatian za, Czech za, Kashubian za, Russian за, Slovak za and Slovenian za.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘during’ is shared by Belarusian за, Croatian za, Czech za, Polish za, Russian за and Slovak za.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘in temporal’ is shared by Czech za, Kashubian za, Polish za, Russian за, Slovak za, Lower Sorbian za and Upper Sorbian za.
- The meaning ‘because of’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘за’) is attested in Belarusian з-за, Croatian za and Russian из-за.
- The meaning ‘after’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘за’) is attested in Bulgarian за, Croatian za, Kashubian za, Polish za and Slovenian za.
- The meaning ‘like, as’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘за’) is attested in Kashubian za and Lower Sorbian za.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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Meanings:
‘behind’
‘for’
‘because of’
‘during’
‘after’
‘like, as’
‘in temporal’
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Meanings | behind | for | because of | during | after | like, as | in temporal |