False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘pokoj’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘pokoj’:
- quiet
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘pokoj’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian and Polish.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Macedonian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Croatian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by Bosnian pokoj, Bulgarian покой, Czech pokoj, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Macedonian покој, Russian покой, Serbian покој, Slovak pokoj, Slovenian pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj, Upper Sorbian pokoj and Ukrainian спокій.
- The meaning ‘peace’ (not present in Croatian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Bulgarian покой, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Polish pokój, Slovak pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj and Upper Sorbian pokoj.
- The meaning ‘room’ (not present in Croatian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Belarusian пакой, Czech pokoj, Polish pokój and Russian покой.
- The meaning ‘being late, dead’ (not present in Croatian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Bulgarian покой.
- The meaning ‘old age pension’ (not present in Croatian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Slovenian pokoj.
Croatian pokoj |
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Bosnian pokoj |
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Bulgarian покой |
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Czech pokoj |
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Kashubian I. pòkùj |
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II. spòkój |
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Macedonian покој |
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Polish pokój |
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Russian покой |
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Serbian покој |
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Slovak pokoj |
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Slovenian pokoj |
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Lower Sorbian pokoj |
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Upper Sorbian pokoj |
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Ukrainian спокій |
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*pokojь
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Meanings:
‘quiet’
‘peace’
‘room’
‘being late, dead’
‘old age pension’
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quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension | |
Russian покой | + | + arch. |
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Belarusian пакой | + | ||||
Polish pokój | + | + | |||
Kashubian pòkùj | + | + | |||
Kashubian spòkój | + | + | |||
Kashubian pòkùj | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian pokoj | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian pokoj | + | + | |||
Czech pokoj | + | + | |||
Slovak pokoj | + | + | |||
Slovenian pokoj | + | + | |||
Croatian pokoj | + | ||||
Bosnian pokoj | + | ||||
Serbian покој | + | ||||
Macedonian покој | + | ||||
Bulgarian покой | + | + | + | ||
Meanings | quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension |
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