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