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