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