False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘meč’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘meč’:
- sword
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘meč’:
- The Czech meaning ‘sword’ is shared by Belarusian меч, Bulgarian меч, Macedonian меч, Polish miecz, Russian меч, Slovak meč, Slovenian meč and Ukrainian меч.
- The meaning ‘match, game’ (not present in Czech ‘meč’, translated as ‘zápas, utkání’) is attested in Bosnian meč, Croatian meč, Macedonian меч, Polish mecz and Serbian меч.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Bulgarian меч |
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| Macedonian меч |
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| Polish I. mecz |
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| Czech meč |
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| Russian меч |
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| Serbian меч |
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| Slovak meč |
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| Ukrainian меч |
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meč
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Meanings:  ‘match, game’
 ‘sword’
 no such word
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| Meanings | match, game | sword |