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