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