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