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