False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘vec’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘vec’:
- matter
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Slovenian.
Slovak ‘vec’:
- The Slovak meaning ‘matter’ is shared by Bulgarian вещ, Czech věc and Russian вещь.
- The meaning ‘message’ (not present in Slovak ‘vec’, translated as ‘správa’) is attested in Polish wieść.
- The meaning ‘thing’ (not present in Slovak ‘vec’) is attested in Russian вещь.
- The meaning ‘clever’ (not present in Slovak ‘vec’, translated as ‘šikovný’) is attested in Bosnian vješt, Croatian vješt, Macedonian вешт, Serbian вешт and Slovenian vešč.
- The meaning ‘skilful’ (not present in Slovak ‘vec’) is attested in Bulgarian вещ and Macedonian вешт.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak vec |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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Bosnian vješt | Meaning in Slovak:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning:
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Bulgarian вещ | Meaning:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning in Croatian:
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Croatian vješt | Meaning in Slovak:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning:
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Czech věc | Meaning:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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Macedonian вешт | Meaning in Slovak:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning in Polish:
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Polish wieść | Meaning in Slovak:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning:
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Russian вещь | Meaning:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning in Serbian:
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Serbian вешт | Meaning in Slovak:
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Slovak vec |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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Slovenian vešč | Meaning in Slovak:
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Croatian vješt | + | ||||
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Serbian вешт | + | ||||
Macedonian вешт | + | + | |||
Bulgarian вещ | + | + | |||
Meanings | matter | message | thing | clever | skilful |