False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘отець’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘отець’:
- clergyman, priest
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘отець’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Bulgarian and Macedonian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Serbian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘clergyman, priest’ is shared by Belarusian айцец, Bosnian otac, Bulgarian отец, Croatian otac, Czech otec, Macedonian отец, Polish ojciec, Russian отец, Serbian отац, Slovak otec and Slovenian oče.
- The meaning ‘father’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘отець’) is attested in Bosnian otac, Croatian otac, Czech otec, Polish ojciec, Russian отец, Serbian отац, Slovak otec and Slovenian oče.
- The meaning ‘forefather’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘отець’) is attested in Lower Sorbian wóśc and Upper Sorbian wótc.
- The meaning ‘grandad, grandpa’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘отець’) is attested in Russian отец.
- The meaning ‘godfather’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘отець’) is attested in Russian отец.
- The meaning ‘author’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘отець’) is attested in Czech otec and Polish ojciec.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian.
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Croatian otac |
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Czech otec |
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Polish ojciec |
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Serbian отац |
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Slovak otec |
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Slovenian oče |
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Lower Sorbian wóśc |
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*otьcь
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Meanings:
‘father’
‘forefather’
‘grandad, grandpa’
‘clergyman, priest’
‘godfather’
‘author’
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father | forefather | grandad, grandpa | clergyman, priest | godfather | author | |
Russian отец | + | + | + | + | ||
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Belarusian айцец | + | |||||
Polish ojciec | + | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian wóśc | + | |||||
Upper Sorbian wótc | + | |||||
Czech otec | + | + | + | |||
Slovak otec | + | + | ||||
Slovenian oče | + | + | ||||
Croatian otac | + | + | ||||
Bosnian otac | + | + | ||||
Serbian отац | + | + | ||||
Macedonian отец | + | |||||
Bulgarian отец | + | |||||
Meanings | father | forefather | grandad, grandpa | clergyman, priest | godfather | author |