False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘матка’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘матка’:
- dam, female animal
- womb, uterus
- queen bee
Semasiological map for ‘*matьka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘матка’:
- is a complete false friend in Kashubian and Slovak.
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Polish and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Croatian, Slovenian or Serbian.
- The Russian meaning ‘dam, female animal’ is shared by Belarusian матка, Polish matka and Ukrainian матка.
- The Russian meaning ‘womb, uterus’ is shared by Belarusian матка, Bulgarian матка, Macedonian матка and Ukrainian матка.
- The Russian meaning ‘queen bee’ is shared by Czech matka, Lower Sorbian matka, Upper Sorbian matka and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘mother’ (not present in Russian ‘матка’, translated as ‘мать’) is attested in Belarusian матка, Czech matka, Kashubian matka, Polish matka, Slovak matka and Ukrainian матка.
- The meaning ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ (not present in Russian ‘матка’, translated as ‘гайка’) is attested in Czech matka and Slovak matka.
- The meaning ‘nut’ (not present in Russian ‘матка’, translated as ‘гайка’) is attested in Slovak matka.
- The meaning ‘mat’ (not present in Russian ‘матка’) is attested in Ukrainian матка.
Russian матка |
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Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Bulgarian матка |
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Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Czech matka |
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Kashubian matka |
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Macedonian матка |
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Polish matka |
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Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Russian матка |
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Slovak matka |
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Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Lower Sorbian matka |
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Russian матка |
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Upper Sorbian matka |
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Russian матка |
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Ukrainian матка |
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Semasiological Map for *matьka
*matьka
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Meanings:
‘mother’
‘dam, female animal’
‘nut to screw on a bolt’
‘womb, uterus’
‘queen bee’
‘nut’
‘mat’
no such word
no information yet
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Meanings | mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | womb, uterus | queen bee | nut | mat |