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