False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘grać’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘grać’:
- to play a game
- to play music
- to play theatre
- to dance
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘grać’:
- is a true friend in Czech.
- does not have all its Polish meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Ukrainian.
- The Polish meaning ‘to play a game’ is shared by Bosnian igrati, Bulgarian играя, Croatian igrati, Czech hrát, Kashubian grac, Macedonian игра, Russian играть, Serbian играти, Slovak hrať, Slovenian igrati, Lower Sorbian graś, Upper Sorbian hrać and Ukrainian грати.
- The Polish meaning ‘to play music’ is shared by Belarusian іграць, Czech hrát, Kashubian grac, Russian играть, Slovak hrať, Slovenian igrati, Lower Sorbian graś, Upper Sorbian hrać and Ukrainian грати.
- The Polish meaning ‘to play theatre’ is shared by Belarusian іграць, Bosnian igrati, Bulgarian играя, Croatian igrati, Czech hrát, Kashubian grac, Macedonian игра, Russian играть, Serbian играти, Slovak hrať, Slovenian igrati, Lower Sorbian graś, Upper Sorbian hrać and Ukrainian грати.
- The Polish meaning ‘to dance’ is shared by Belarusian іграць, Bosnian igrati, Bulgarian играя, Czech hrát, Macedonian игра and Serbian играти.
- The meaning ‘ferment wine, beer’ (not present in Polish ‘grać’) is attested in Ukrainian грати.
Polish grać |
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Belarusian іграць |
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Bosnian igrati |
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Bulgarian играя |
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Croatian igrati |
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Czech hrát |
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Kashubian grac |
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Macedonian игра |
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Russian играть |
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Serbian играти |
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Slovak hrať |
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Slovenian igrati |
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Lower Sorbian graś |
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Polish grać |
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Upper Sorbian hrać |
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Ukrainian грати |
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Semasiological Map for *jьgrati
*jьgrati
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Meanings:
‘to play a game’
‘to play music’
‘to play theatre’
‘to dance’
‘ferment wine, beer’
no such word
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*jьgrati |
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to play a game | to play music | to play theatre | to dance | ferment wine, beer | |
Russian играть | + | + | + | ||
Ukrainian грати | + | + | + | + | |
Belarusian іграць | + | + | + | ||
Polish grać | + | + | + | + | |
Kashubian grac | + | + | + | ||
Lower Sorbian graś | + | + | + | ||
Upper Sorbian hrać | + | + | + | ||
Czech hrát | + | + | + | + archaic |
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Slovak hrať | + | + | + | ||
Slovenian igrati | + | + | + | ||
Croatian igrati | + | + | |||
Bosnian igrati | + | + | + | ||
Serbian играти | + | + | + | ||
Macedonian игра | + | + | + | ||
Bulgarian играя | + | + | + | ||
Meanings | to play a game | to play music | to play theatre | to dance | ferment wine, beer |