False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘mir’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘mir’:
- peace
- quiet, stillness
Semasiological map for ‘*mirъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘mir’:
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Croatian meanings in Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Polish and Russian.
- The Croatian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The Croatian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Polish mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
- The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Croatian ‘mir’, translated as ‘svijet’) is attested in Russian мир.
- The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (not present in Croatian ‘mir’, translated as ‘ugled, poštovanje’) is attested in Polish mir.
- The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Croatian ‘mir’, translated as ‘seoska općina’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.
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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Ukrainian мир |
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Semasiological Map for *mirъ
*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 |
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