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