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