False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘мир’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘мир’:
- peace
- quiet, stillness (syn.: ‘мир, покой’)
- world
- hist. municipality, parish, commune
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘мир’:
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Polish.
- The Russian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The Russian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The Russian meaning ‘world’ is unique.
- The Russian meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ is shared by Czech mír.
- The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Russian ‘мир’, translated as ‘авторитет, уважение’) is attested in Polish mir.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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| Slovak mier |
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| Slovenian mir |
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| Lower Sorbian měr |
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*mirъ
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Meanings:  ‘peace’
 ‘quiet, stillness’
 ‘world’
 ‘authority, prestige’
 ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’
 no such word
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| Meanings | peace | quiet, stillness | world | authority, prestige | hist. municipality, parish, commune |