False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘přistojny’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘přistojny’:
- polite
Semasiological map for ‘přistojny’
The database has information related to this term for Polish and Lower Sorbian.
Upper Sorbian ‘přistojny’:
- is a complete false friend in Polish.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘polite’ is shared by Lower Sorbian pśistojny.
- The meaning ‘good looking person’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘přistojny’, translated as ‘rjany, derje wupadacy’) is attested in Polish przystojny.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
| Upper Sorbian přistojny |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish przystojny |
Meaning in Upper Sorbian:
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| Upper Sorbian přistojny |
Meaning:
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| Lower Sorbian pśistojny |
Meaning:
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Meanings:  ‘good looking person’
 ‘polite’
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| Meanings | good looking person | polite |