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