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