False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

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

The Slovak meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Belarusian матка, Czech matka, Kashubian matka, Polish matka and Ukrainian матка.
The Slovak meaning ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ is shared by Czech matka.
The Slovak meaning ‘nut’ is unique.
The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (not present in Slovak ‘matka’, translated as ‘samička’) is attested in Belarusian матка, Polish matka, Russian матка and Ukrainian матка.
The meaning ‘womb, uterus’ (not present in Slovak ‘matka’, translated as ‘maternica’) is attested in Belarusian матка, Bulgarian матка, Macedonian матка, Russian матка and Ukrainian матка.
The meaning ‘queen bee’ (not present in Slovak ‘matka’) is attested in Czech matka, Russian матка, Lower Sorbian matka, Upper Sorbian matka and Ukrainian матка.
The meaning ‘mat’ (not present in Slovak ‘matka’) is attested in Ukrainian матка.

Slovak matka	Meaning in Belarusian: маці / mother гайка / nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian матка	Meaning in Slovak: matka / mother samička / dam, female animal maternica / womb, uterus

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak matka	Meaning in Bulgarian: майка / mother майка / nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian матка	Meaning in Slovak: maternica / womb, uterus

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak matka	Meaning in Czech: matka / mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech matka	Meaning in Slovak: matka / mother matica / nut to screw on a bolt queen bee

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian matka	Meaning in Slovak: matka / mother

Slovak matka	Meaning in Macedonian: мајка / mother мутер, заврток / nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian матка	Meaning in Slovak: maternica / womb, uterus

Slovak matka	Meaning in Polish: matka / mother nakrętka / nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish matka	Meaning in Slovak: matka / mother samička / dam, female animal

Slovak matka	Meaning in Russian: мать / mother гайка / nut to screw on a bolt гайка / nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian матка	Meaning in Slovak: samička / dam, female animal maternica / womb, uterus queen bee

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian matka	Meaning: queen bee

Slovak matka	Meaning: mother nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian matka	Meaning: queen bee

Slovak matka	Meaning in Ukrainian: мати / mother гайка / nut to screw on a bolt nut	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian матка	Meaning in Slovak: matka / mother samička / dam, female animal maternica / womb, uterus queen bee mat

*matьka

Meanings:

‘mother’

‘dam, female animal’

‘nut to screw on a bolt’

‘womb, uterus’

‘queen bee’

‘nut’

‘mat’

no such word

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