False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘браць’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘браць’:
- take
- pick up
- take away
- receive
- conquer
Semasiological map for ‘*bьrati’
The database has information related to this term for Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘браць’:
- is a true friend in Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Belarusian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Lower Sorbian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘take’ is shared by Czech brát, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Russian брать, Slovak brať, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘pick up’ is shared by Kashubian brac, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘take away’ is shared by Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať, Slovenian brati, Slovenian pobrati, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘receive’ is shared by Czech brát, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať and Ukrainian брати.
- The meaning ‘read’ (not present in Belarusian ‘браць’) is attested in Slovenian brati and Slovenian pobrati.
- The meaning ‘come here’ (not present in Belarusian ‘браць’) 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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Czech brát |
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Kashubian brac |
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Polish brać |
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Russian брать |
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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
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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 |