False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘szyna’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘szyna’:
- rail
- splint medicine
Semasiological map for ‘*šina’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘szyna’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian.
- does not have all its Polish meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak or Slovenian.
- The Polish meaning ‘rail’ is shared by Bosnian šina, Croatian šina, Kashubian szina, Macedonian шина, Russian шина, Serbian шина, Lower Sorbian šyna and Ukrainian шина.
- The Polish meaning ‘splint medicine’ is shared by Bulgarian шина, Russian шина and Ukrainian шина.
- The meaning ‘tyre’ (not present in Polish ‘szyna’, translated as ‘opona’) is attested in Belarusian шына, Bulgarian шина, Russian шина and Ukrainian шина.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian шына | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian šina | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning:
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| Czech ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Kashubian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Polish szyna |
Meaning:
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| Slovak ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Polish szyna |
Meaning:
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| Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Polish szyna |
Meaning:
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| Lower Sorbian šyna | Meaning in Polish:
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Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian шина | Meaning in Polish:
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Semasiological Map for *šina
                            *šina
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Meanings:  ‘tyre’ ‘rail’ ‘splint medicine’ no such word no information yet
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| *šina | |||
| tyre | rail | splint medicine | |
| Russian шина | + | + | + |
| Ukrainian шина | + | + | + |
| Belarusian шына | + | ||
| Polish szyna | + | + | |
| Kashubian szina | + | ||
| Lower Sorbian šyna | + | ||
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| Croatian šina | + | ||
| Bosnian šina | + | ||
| Serbian шина | + | ||
| Macedonian шина | + | ||
| Bulgarian шина | + | + | |
| Meanings | tyre | rail | splint medicine |