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