False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘świat’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘świat’:
- world
- very far/long
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘świat’:
- The Polish meaning ‘world’ is shared by Belarusian свет, Bosnian svijet, Bulgarian свят, Croatian svijet, Czech svět, Kashubian swiat, Russian свет, Serbian свет, Slovak svet, Slovenian svet and Ukrainian світ.
- The Polish meaning ‘very far/long’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘light’ (not present in Polish ‘świat’, translated as ‘światło’) is attested in Bulgarian светлина and Russian свет.
- The meaning ‘council’ (not present in Polish ‘świat’, translated as ‘rada’) is attested in Bosnian svjet, Croatian svjet, Croatian savjet, Croatian svijet and Serbian свет.
- The meaning ‘holy’ (not present in Polish ‘świat’) is attested in Bulgarian свят, Serbian свет and Slovenian svet.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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Czech svět | Meaning in Polish:
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Russian свет | Meaning in Polish:
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Serbian свет | Meaning in Polish:
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Slovak svet | Meaning in Polish:
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Slovenian svet | Meaning in Polish:
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Ukrainian світ | Meaning in Polish:
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Meanings | world | light | council | very far/long | holy |