False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘bielizeň’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘bielizeň’:
- linen, laundry
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘bielizeň’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovenian and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian and Kashubian.
- has additional meanings in Polish and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech.
- The Slovak meaning ‘linen, laundry’ is shared by Belarusian бялізна, Kashubian bielëzna, Polish bielizna and Ukrainian білизна.
- The meaning ‘whiteness’ (not present in Slovak ‘bielizeň’, translated as ‘belosť’) is attested in Bosnian bjelina, Bulgarian белина, Croatian bjelina, Macedonian белина, Russian белизна, Serbian белина, Slovenian belina and Ukrainian білизна.
- The meaning ‘underwear’ (not present in Slovak ‘bielizeň’) is attested in Polish bielizna.
- The meaning ‘bowl’ (not present in Slovak ‘bielizeň’) is attested in Lower Sorbian běliznja.
- The meaning ‘household bleach’ (not present in Slovak ‘bielizeň’) is attested in Bulgarian белина and Lower Sorbian běliznja.
- The meaning ‘strong detergent’ (not present in Slovak ‘bielizeň’) is attested in Bulgarian белина.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Belarusian бялізна |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Bosnian bjelina |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Bulgarian белина |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian bjelina |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Czech ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Kashubian bielëzna |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Macedonian белина |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Polish bielizna |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian белизна |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian белина |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Slovenian belina |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
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| Lower Sorbian běliznja |
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| Slovak bielizeň |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian білизна [біли́зна́] |
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*běli(zь)na
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Meanings:  ‘linen, laundry’
 ‘whiteness’
 ‘underwear’
 ‘bowl’
 ‘household bleach’
 ‘strong detergent’
 no such word
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| Kashubian bielëzna | + | |||||
| Lower Sorbian běliznja | + | + | ||||
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| Slovenian belina | + | |||||
| Croatian bjelina | + | |||||
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| Serbian белина | + | |||||
| Macedonian белина | + | |||||
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| Meanings | linen, laundry | whiteness | underwear | bowl | household bleach | strong detergent |