False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘pokoj’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘pokoj’:
- quiet
- peace
Semasiological map for ‘*pokojь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘pokoj’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian.
- is a true friend in Kashubian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Lower Sorbian meanings in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Slovenian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by Bosnian pokoj, Bulgarian покой, Croatian pokoj, Czech pokoj, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Macedonian покој, Russian покой, Serbian покој, Slovak pokoj, Slovenian pokoj, Upper Sorbian pokoj and Ukrainian спокій.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by Bulgarian покой, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Polish pokój, Slovak pokoj and Upper Sorbian pokoj.
- The meaning ‘room’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Belarusian пакой, Czech pokoj, Polish pokój and Russian покой.
- The meaning ‘being late, dead’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Bulgarian покой.
- The meaning ‘old age pension’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘pokoj’) is attested in Slovenian pokoj.
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Belarusian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Belarusian пакой |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Bosnian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Bulgarian покой |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Croatian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Czech:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Czech pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Kashubian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Kashubian I. pòkùj |
Meaning:
|
|
II. spòkój |
Meaning:
|
|
III. pòkùj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Macedonian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Macedonian покој |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Polish:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Polish pokój |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Russian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Russian покой |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Serbian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Serbian покој |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Slovak:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Slovak pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning in Slovenian:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Slovenian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Upper Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Lower Sorbian pokoj |
Meaning:
|
Map Bibliography List Wikibook |
Ukrainian спокій |
Meaning:
|
Semasiological Map for *pokojь
*pokojь
|
Meanings:
‘quiet’
‘peace’
‘room’
‘being late, dead’
‘old age pension’
no such word
no information yet
|
View this map on Wikibooks [Discussion] Edit
*pokojь |
|
||||
quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension | |
Russian покой | + | + arch. |
|||
Ukrainian спокій | + | ||||
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 |
View on GitHub