False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘mrdati’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘mrdati’:
- dandle
- grin
Semasiological map for ‘mrdati’
The database has information related to this term for Czech, Polish and Slovak.
Slovenian ‘mrdati’:
- The Slovenian meaning ‘dandle’ is unique.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘grin’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘wag’ (not present in Slovenian ‘mrdati’) is attested in Polish merdać.
- The meaning ‘to have sex vulg.’ (not present in Slovenian ‘mrdati’, translated as ‘jebati’) is attested in Czech mrdat and Slovak mrdať.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Slovenian mrdati |
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| Czech mrdat |
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| Polish merdać |
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| Slovenian mrdati |
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| Slovak mrdať |
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Meanings:  ‘dandle’
 ‘grin’
 ‘wag’
 ‘to have sex vulg.’
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| dandle | grin | wag | to have sex vulg. | |
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| Meanings | dandle | grin | wag | to have sex vulg. |