False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘žiwot’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘žiwot’:
- belly, body
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘žiwot’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Slovak and Serbian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Slovenian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘belly, body’ is shared by Belarusian жывот, Polish żywot, Russian живот, Slovenian život, Lower Sorbian žywot and Ukrainian живіт.
- The meaning ‘life’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘žiwot’) is attested in Belarusian жывот, Bosnian život, Bulgarian живот, Croatian život, Czech život, Kashubian żëwot, Macedonian живот, Polish żywot, Russian живот, Serbian живот, Slovak život and Ukrainian живіт.
Upper Sorbian žiwot |
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Belarusian жывот |
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Bosnian život |
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Bulgarian живот |
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Croatian život |
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Czech život |
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Kashubian żëwot |
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Macedonian живот |
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Polish żywot |
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Russian живот |
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Serbian живот |
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Slovak život |
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Upper Sorbian žiwot |
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Slovenian život |
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Lower Sorbian žywot |
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Upper Sorbian žiwot |
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Ukrainian живіт |
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*životъ
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Meanings:
‘life’
‘belly, body’
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*životъ |
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life | belly, body | |
Russian живот | + arch. |
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Ukrainian живіт | + | + |
Belarusian жывот | + arch. |
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Polish żywot | + | + |
Kashubian żëwot | + | |
Lower Sorbian žywot | + | |
Upper Sorbian žiwot | + | |
Czech život | + | |
Slovak život | + | |
Slovenian život | + | |
Croatian život | + | |
Bosnian život | + | |
Serbian живот | + | |
Macedonian живот | + | |
Bulgarian живот | + | |
Meanings | life | belly, body |