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