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