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