False Friends in Slavic Languages

The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘pamätník’:

is a complete false friend in Czech and Polish.
is a true friend in Bulgarian and Ukrainian.
has additional meanings in Kashubian and Russian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian or Serbian.

The Slovak meaning ‘monument, memorial’ is shared by Bulgarian паметник, Czech památník, Kashubian pamiãtnik, Russian памятник, Ukrainian пам’ятник and Ukrainian пам'ятник.
The meaning ‘heritage site’ (not present in Slovak ‘pamätník’) is attested in Russian памятник.
The meaning ‘witness’ (not present in Slovak ‘pamätník’) is attested in Czech pamětník.
The meaning ‘diary’ (not present in Slovak ‘pamätník’, translated as ‘denník’) is attested in Kashubian pamiãtnik and Polish pamiętnik.

NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Bulgarian: паметник / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian паметник	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Czech: pomník / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech I. pamětník	Meaning: witness
II. památník	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Kashubian: pamiãtnik, pomnik / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian pamiãtnik	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial denník / diary

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Polish: pomnik / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish pamiętnik	Meaning in Slovak: denník / diary

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Russian: памятник / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian памятник	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial heritage site

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning: monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak pamätník	Meaning in Ukrainian: пам’ятник / monument, memorial	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian I. пам’ятник	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial
II. пам'ятник	Meaning in Slovak: pamätník / monument, memorial

*pamętьnikъ

Meanings:

‘monument, memorial’

‘heritage site’

‘witness’

‘diary’

no such word

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