False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘край’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘край’:
- edge, margin
- region
- higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘край’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Slovak.
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Russian meaning ‘edge, margin’ is shared by Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The Russian meaning ‘region’ is shared by Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Macedonian крај, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The Russian meaning ‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’ is shared by Czech kraj and Slovak kraj.
- The meaning ‘end’ (not present in Russian ‘край’, translated as ‘конец’) is attested in Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Macedonian крај, Polish kraj, Serbian крај, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘locality’ (not present in Russian ‘край’) is attested in Czech kraj and Slovenian kraj.
- The meaning ‘country’ (not present in Russian ‘край’, translated as ‘страна’) is attested in Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Lower Sorbian kraj, Upper Sorbian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘side’ (not present in Russian ‘край’) is attested in Kashubian krôj.
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Croatian kraj |
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Czech kraj |
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Kashubian krôj |
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Macedonian крај |
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Polish kraj |
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Serbian крај |
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Slovak kraj |
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Slovenian kraj |
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Lower Sorbian kraj |
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Upper Sorbian kraj |
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Semasiological Map for *krajь
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Meanings:
‘edge, margin’
‘end’
‘locality’
‘region’
‘country’
‘side’
‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’
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Meanings | edge, margin | end | locality | region | country | side | higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia |