False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘brati’ impf
Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘brati’:
- take (syn.: ‘jemati’)
- read
- pick up
- take away
- collect Russian ‘собирать’
Semasiological map for ‘*bьrati’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘brati’:
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘take’ is shared by Belarusian браць, Czech brát, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Russian брать, Slovak brať, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘read’ is unique.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘pick up’ is shared by Belarusian браць, Kashubian brac, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘take away’ is shared by Belarusian браць, Kashubian brac, Polish brać, Slovak brať, Lower Sorbian braś, Upper Sorbian brać and Ukrainian брати.
- The meaning ‘come here’ (not present in Slovenian ‘brati’) is attested in Lower Sorbian braś and Upper Sorbian brać.
- The meaning ‘receive’ (not present in Slovenian ‘brati’) 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.
| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
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| Belarusian браць | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
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| Czech brát | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
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| Kashubian brac | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
| Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
| Polish brać | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian брать | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning in Slovak:
| Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
| Slovak brať | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
| Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
| Lower Sorbian braś | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
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| Upper Sorbian brać | Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian brati impf Grammar: (po)brati (pf) impf See also: pobrati pf |
Meaning:
| Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
| Ukrainian брати | Meaning in Slovenian:
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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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| *bьrati | |||||||
| take | read | pick up | take away | come here | receive | Other | |
| Russian брать | + | + conquer | |||||
| Ukrainian брати | + | + | + | + | + conquer | ||
| Belarusian браць | + | + | + | + | + conquer | ||
| Polish brać | + | + | + | ||||
| Kashubian brac | + | + | + | + | |||
| Lower Sorbian braś | + | + | + | + | + record | ||
| Upper Sorbian brać | + | + | + | + | + record | ||
| Czech brát | + | + | |||||
| Slovak brať | + | + | + | ||||
| Slovenian brati impf, (po)brati (pf) impf | + | + | + | + | + collect Russian ‘собирать’ | ||
| Meanings | take | read | pick up | take away | come here | receive | Other |