False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘ochotnik’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘ochotnik’:
- volunteer
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The database has information related to this term for Russian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘ochotnik’:
- The Polish meaning ‘volunteer’ is shared by Russian охотник and Ukrainian охочий.
- The meaning ‘amateur’ (not present in Polish ‘ochotnik’, translated as ‘amator’) is attested in Ukrainian охочий.
- The meaning ‘hunter’ (not present in Polish ‘ochotnik’, translated as ‘myśliwy’) is attested in Russian охотник.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
| Polish ochotnik |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian охотник |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish ochotnik |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian охочий |
Meaning in Polish:
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Semasiological Map for *ochotьnikъ
     
*ochotьnikъ
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Meanings:  ‘volunteer’
 ‘amateur’
 ‘hunter’
 no such word
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| Russian охотник | + | + | |
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| Meanings | volunteer | amateur | hunter |
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