False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘щука’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘щука’:
- pike fish
Semasiological map for ‘*štuka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘щука’:
- is a complete false friend in Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovenian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Slovak.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘pike fish’ is shared by Bosnian štuka, Croatian štuka, Czech štika, Macedonian штука, Serbian штука, Slovak štuka and Slovenian ščuka.
- The meaning ‘piece’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘щука’, translated as ‘къс, экземпляр, шегичка’) is attested in Kashubian sztëka, Polish sztuka, Russian штука, Lower Sorbian štuka and Ukrainian штука.
- The meaning ‘art’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘щука’, translated as ‘изкуство’) is attested in Polish sztuka and Ukrainian штука.
- The meaning ‘stucco’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘щука’, translated as ‘мазач, мазилка’) is attested in Czech štuka and Slovak štuka.
- The meaning ‘thing’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘щука’) is attested in Kashubian sztëka, Russian штука and Ukrainian штука.
- The meaning ‘trick’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘щука’) is attested in Kashubian sztëka, Lower Sorbian štuka and Ukrainian штука.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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Croatian štuka |
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Czech I. štuka |
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Kashubian sztëka |
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Macedonian штука |
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Polish sztuka |
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Russian штука |
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Serbian штука |
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Slovak štuka |
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Slovenian ščuka |
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Lower Sorbian štuka |
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Ukrainian штука |
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Semasiological Map for *štuka
*štuka
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Meanings:
‘piece’
‘art’
‘pike fish’
‘stucco’
‘thing’
‘trick’
no such word
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Meanings | piece | art | pike fish | stucco | thing | trick |