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