False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘век’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘век’:
- age of a person
- age, epoch
Semasiological map for ‘*věkъ’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘век’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Kashubian and Slovak.
- does not have all its Belarusian meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘age of a person’ is shared by Czech věk, Kashubian wiek, Polish wiek, Slovak vek and Ukrainian вік.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by Bosnian vijek, Bulgarian век, Croatian vijek, Czech věk, Kashubian wiek, Macedonian век, Polish wiek, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovak vek, Slovenian vek, Upper Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘lifetime’ (not present in Belarusian ‘век’) is attested in Bosnian vijek, Croatian vijek, Macedonian век, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovenian vek and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘century’ (not present in Belarusian ‘век’, translated as ‘стагоддзе’) is attested in Bosnian vijek, Bulgarian век, Croatian vijek, Czech věk, Macedonian век, Polish wiek, Russian век, Serbian век, Slovenian vek, Lower Sorbian wěk, Upper Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
- The meaning ‘eternity’ (not present in Belarusian ‘век’) is attested in Lower Sorbian wěk and Ukrainian вік.
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Bosnian vijek |
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Croatian vijek |
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Czech věk |
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Kashubian wiek |
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Polish wiek |
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Slovak vek |
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Slovenian vek |
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Lower Sorbian wěk |
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Upper Sorbian wěk |
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Ukrainian вік |
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Meanings:
‘age of a person’
‘lifetime’
‘century’
‘age, epoch’
‘eternity’
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age of a person | lifetime | century | age, epoch | eternity | |
Russian век | + | + | + | ||
Ukrainian вік | + | + | + | + | + |
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Polish wiek | + | + | + | ||
Kashubian wiek | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian wěk | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian wěk | + | + | |||
Czech věk | + | + | + | ||
Slovak vek | + | + | |||
Slovenian vek | + | + | + | ||
Croatian vijek | + | + | + | ||
Bosnian vijek | + | + | + | ||
Serbian век | + | + | + | ||
Macedonian век | + | + | + | ||
Bulgarian век | + | + | |||
Meanings | age of a person | lifetime | century | age, epoch | eternity |