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