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Polish ‘mir’

The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘mir’:

  • peace (arch., syn.: ‘mir arch., pokój, zgoda ’)
  • quiet, stillness (syn.: ‘mir arch., spokój ’)
  • authority, prestige

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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.

Polish ‘mir’:

  • The Polish meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr, Upper Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
  • The Polish meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by Belarusian мір, Bosnian mir, Bulgarian мир, Croatian mir, Czech mír, Kashubian mir, Russian мир, Serbian мир, Slovak mier, Slovenian mir, Lower Sorbian měr and Ukrainian мир.
  • The Polish meaning ‘authority, prestige’ is unique.
  • The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Polish ‘mir’, translated as ‘świat’) is attested in Russian мир.
  • The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (not present in Polish ‘mir’, translated as ‘gromada, gmina’) is attested in Czech mír and Russian мир.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.

Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Belarusian
мір		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Bosnian:
  1. mir / peace (arch.)
  2. mir / quiet, stillness
  3. ugled, poštovanje / authority, prestige
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Bosnian
mir		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Bulgarian
мир		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Croatian:
  1. mir / peace (arch.)
  2. mir / quiet, stillness
  3. ugled, poštovanje / authority, prestige
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Croatian
mir		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Czech:
  1. mír / peace (arch.)
  2. mír / quiet, stillness
  3. vážnost, autorita / authority, prestige
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Czech
mír		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
  3. gromada, gmina / hist. municipality, parish, commune
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Kashubian:
  1. mir / peace (arch.)
  2. mir / quiet, stillness
  3. uwôżanié / authority, prestige
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Kashubian
mir		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Russian:
  1. мир / peace (arch.)
  2. мир, покой / quiet, stillness
  3. авторитет, уважение / authority, prestige
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Russian
мир		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
  3. świat / world
  4. gromada, gmina / hist. municipality, parish, commune
Polish
mir		 Meaning in Serbian:
  1. мир / peace (arch.)
  2. мир / quiet, stillness
  3. углед, поштовање / authority, prestige
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Serbian
мир		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Slovak
mier		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Slovenian
mir		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Lower Sorbian
měr		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Upper Sorbian
měr		 Meaning in Polish:
  • mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
Polish
mir		 Meaning:
  1. peace (arch.)
  2. quiet, stillness
  3. authority, prestige
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Ukrainian
мир		 Meaning in Polish:
  1. mir arch., pokój, zgoda / peace
  2. mir arch., spokój / quiet, stillness

Semasiological Map for *mirъ

*mirъ

Meanings:

‘peace’
‘quiet, stillness’
‘world’
‘authority, prestige’
‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’
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*mirъ
Meanings
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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