False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘spytać’ pf
Grammar: (s)pytać (pf) impf
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘spytać’:
- to ask a question
Semasiological map for ‘spytać’
The database has information related to this term for Polish, Russian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Polish ‘spytać’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Russian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Polish meaning ‘to ask a question’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to look for’ (not present in Polish ‘spytać’, translated as ‘szukać impf / poszukać pf’) is attested in Lower Sorbian pytaś and Upper Sorbian pytać.
- The meaning ‘to try’ (not present in Polish ‘spytać’) is attested in Upper Sorbian spytać.
- The meaning ‘to torture’ (not present in Polish ‘spytać’, translated as ‘torturować’) is attested in Russian пытать.
- The meaning ‘to lead so. into temptation’ (not present in Polish ‘spytać’, translated as ‘wystawić kogoś na pokusę’) is attested in Lower Sorbian spytowaś, Lower Sorbian spytaś, Upper Sorbian spytać and Upper Sorbian spytować.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Polish spytać pf Grammar: (s)pytać (pf) impf See also: pytać impf |
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Russian пытать |
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Polish spytać pf Grammar: (s)pytać (pf) impf See also: pytać impf |
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Lower Sorbian I. pytaś impf |
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II. spytaś pf Grammar: spyt(ow)aś pf (impf) |
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Polish spytać pf Grammar: (s)pytać (pf) impf See also: pytać impf |
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Upper Sorbian I. spytać pf Grammar: spyt(ow)ać pf (impf) |
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II. pytać impf |
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Meanings:
‘to ask a question’
‘to look for’
‘to try’
‘to torture’
‘to lead so. into temptation’
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to ask a question | to look for | to try | to torture | to lead so. into temptation | |
Russian пытать | + | ||||
Polish spytać pf, (s)pytać (pf) impf | + | ||||
Lower Sorbian pytaś impf | + | ||||
Lower Sorbian spytaś pf, spyt(ow)aś pf (impf) | + | ||||
Upper Sorbian spytać pf, spyt(ow)ać pf (impf) | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian pytać impf | + | ||||
Meanings | to ask a question | to look for | to try | to torture | to lead so. into temptation |