False Friends in Slavic Languages
Serbian ‘волети’
The database knows following meanings of the Serbian word ‘волети’:
- to love
Semasiological map for ‘волети’
The database has information related to this term for Polish.
Serbian ‘волети’:
- is a complete false friend in Polish.
- The Serbian meaning ‘to love’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to prefer’ (not present in Serbian ‘волети’, translated as ‘више волети’) is attested in Polish woleć.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Serbian волети |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish woleć |
Meaning in Serbian:
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Meanings:  ‘to love’
 ‘to prefer’
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| Polish woleć | + | |
| Serbian волети | + | |
| Meanings | to love | to prefer |