False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘брать’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘брать’:
- take
- conquer
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘брать’:
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish and Slovak.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Russian meaning ‘take’ is shared by Belarusian браць, Czech brát, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The meaning ‘read’ (not present in Russian ‘брать’, translated as ‘читать’) is attested in Slovenian brati and Slovenian pobrati.
- The meaning ‘pick up’ (not present in Russian ‘брать’) is attested in Belarusian браць, Kashubian brac, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The meaning ‘take away’ (not present in Russian ‘брать’) is attested in Belarusian браць, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The meaning ‘come here’ (not present in Russian ‘брать’) is attested in Lower Sorbian braś and Upper Sorbian brać.
- The meaning ‘receive’ (not present in Russian ‘брать’) is attested in Belarusian браць, Czech brát, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať and Ukrainian брати.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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Belarusian браць |
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Czech brát |
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Kashubian brac |
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Polish brać |
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Slovak brať |
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Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf |
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Lower Sorbian braś |
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Upper Sorbian brać |
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Ukrainian брати |
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Semasiological Map for *bьrati
*bьrati
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Meanings:
‘take’
‘read’
‘pick up’
‘take away’
‘come here’
‘receive’
‘Other’
no such word
no information yet
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take | read | pick up | take away | come here | receive | Other | |
Russian брать | + | + conquer |
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Ukrainian брати | + | + | + | + | + conquer |
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Belarusian браць | + | + | + | + | + conquer |
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Polish brać | + | + | + | ||||
Kashubian brac | + | + | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian braś | + | + | + | + | + record |
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Upper Sorbian brać | + | + | + | + | + record |
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Czech brát | + | + | |||||
Slovak brať | + | + | + | ||||
Slovenian brati impf, (po)brati (pf) impf | + | + | + | + | + collect Russian ‘собирать’ |
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Meanings | take | read | pick up | take away | come here | receive | Other |