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