False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘zboží’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘zboží’:
- commodity, article, goods
Semasiological map for ‘zboží’
The database has information related to this term for Polish, Slovak, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Czech ‘zboží’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- The Czech meaning ‘commodity, article, goods’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘cattle’ (not present in Czech ‘zboží’) is attested in Lower Sorbian zbóžo.
- The meaning ‘cereals’ (not present in Czech ‘zboží’, translated as ‘obilí’) is attested in Polish zboże and Slovak zbožie.
- The meaning ‘luck’ (not present in Czech ‘zboží’) is attested in Upper Sorbian zbožo.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Czech zboží |
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Polish zboże |
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Czech zboží |
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Slovak zbožie |
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Czech zboží |
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Lower Sorbian zbóžo |
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Czech zboží |
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Upper Sorbian zbožo |
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Meanings:
‘cattle’
‘cereals’
‘commodity, article, goods’
‘luck’
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cattle | cereals | commodity, article, goods | luck | |
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Meanings | cattle | cereals | commodity, article, goods | luck |