False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘дечко’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘дечко’:
- child
- child disparagingly, tenderness
Semasiological map for ‘*dětę’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘дечко’:
- is a complete false friend in Slovenian.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Russian and Serbian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘child’ is shared by Belarusian дзіцяця, Belarusian дзіця, Bosnian dijete, Croatian dijete, Czech dítě, Kashubian dzeckò, Kashubian dzecã, Polish dziecko, Russian дитя, Serbian дете, Slovak dieťa, Lower Sorbian źiśe, Upper Sorbian dźěćo and Ukrainian дитина.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘child disparagingly, tenderness’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘baby’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘дечко’) is attested in Belarusian дзіцяця, Belarusian дзіця, Bosnian dijete, Croatian dijete, Russian дитя, Serbian дете and Slovenian dete.
- The meaning ‘little child’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘дечко’) is attested in Bulgarian детенце.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Belarusian дзіця (Syn.: дзіцяця) |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Bosnian dijete |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Croatian dijete |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Czech dítě |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Kashubian dzecã (Syn.: dzeckò) |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Polish dziecko |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Russian дитя |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Serbian дете |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Slovak dieťa |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning in Slovenian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Slovenian dete |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Lower Sorbian źiśe |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Upper Sorbian dźěćo |
Meaning:
|
Bulgarian дечко See also: дете, детенце |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Ukrainian дитина |
Meaning:
|
Semasiological Map for *dětę
*dětę
|
Meanings:
‘child’
‘baby’
‘child disparagingly, tenderness’
‘little child’
no such word
no information yet
|
View this map on Wikibooks [Discussion] Edit
*dětę |
|
|||
child | baby | child disparagingly, tenderness | little child | |
Russian дитя | + | + | ||
Ukrainian дитина | + | |||
Belarusian дзіця | + | + | ||
Polish dziecko | + | |||
Kashubian dzecã | + | |||
Lower Sorbian źiśe | + | |||
Upper Sorbian dźěćo | + | |||
Czech dítě | + | |||
Slovak dieťa | + | |||
Slovenian dete | + | |||
Croatian dijete | + | + | ||
Bosnian dijete | + | + | ||
Serbian дете | + | + | ||
Bulgarian дете | + | |||
Bulgarian детенце | + | + | ||
Bulgarian дечко | + | + | ||
Meanings | child | baby | child disparagingly, tenderness | little child |