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