False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘город’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘город’:
- town
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘город’:
- is a complete false friend in Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish and Serbian.
- The Russian meaning ‘town’ is shared by Belarusian горад, Belarusian град, Bosnian grad, Bulgarian град, Croatian grad, Kashubian gard, Polish gród and Serbian град.
- The meaning ‘fortress’ (not present in Russian ‘город’, translated as ‘крепость’) is attested in Czech hrad, Polish gród, Slovak hrad, Slovenian grad, Lower Sorbian grod and Upper Sorbian hród.
- The meaning ‘hail’ (not present in Russian ‘город’, translated as ‘град’) is attested in Belarusian горад, Belarusian град, Bosnian grad, Bulgarian град, Croatian grad, Kashubian grôd, Polish grad, Russian град, Serbian град, Lower Sorbian grad and Ukrainian град.
- The meaning ‘castle’ (not present in Russian ‘город’) is attested in Slovenian grad.
- The meaning ‘degree’ (not present in Russian ‘город’) is attested in Lower Sorbian grad.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
Russian город See also: град |
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Belarusian град (Syn.: горад) |
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Bosnian grad |
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Bulgarian град |
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Croatian grad |
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Russian город See also: град |
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Czech hrad |
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Kashubian I. gard |
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II. grôd |
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Russian город See also: град |
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Polish I. grad |
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II. gród |
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Serbian град |
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Slovak hrad |
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Russian город See also: град |
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Slovenian grad |
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Lower Sorbian I. grad |
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II. grod |
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Russian город See also: град |
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Upper Sorbian hród |
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Ukrainian град |
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Semasiological Map for *gorodъ < *gordъ
*gorodъ < *gordъ
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Meanings:
‘fortress’
‘town’
‘hail’
‘castle’
‘degree’
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fortress | town | hail | castle | degree | |
Russian град | + | + | |||
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Ukrainian град | + | ||||
Belarusian град | + | + | |||
Polish grad | + | ||||
Polish gród | + | + | |||
Kashubian gard | + | ||||
Kashubian grôd | + | ||||
Lower Sorbian grad | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian grod | + | ||||
Upper Sorbian hród | + | ||||
Czech hrad | + | ||||
Slovak hrad | + | ||||
Slovenian grad | + | + | |||
Croatian grad | + | + | |||
Bosnian grad | + | + | |||
Serbian град | + | + | |||
Bulgarian град | + | + | |||
Meanings | fortress | town | hail | castle | degree |