False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bosnian ‘kola’
The database knows following meanings of the Bosnian word ‘kola’:
- wheel(s)
- cart, motorcar
- bicycle
- round dance
Semasiological map for ‘*kolo’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bosnian ‘kola’:
- is a complete false friend in Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Bosnian meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak and Serbian.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘wheel(s)’ is shared by Belarusian кола, Bulgarian колело, Croatian kola, Croatian kolo, Czech kolo, Kashubian kòło, Polish koła, Polish koło, Russian колёса, Serbian кола, Serbian коло, Slovak koleso and Slovenian kolo.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘cart, motorcar’ is shared by Croatian kola and Serbian кола.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘bicycle’ is shared by Bulgarian колело, Croatian kola, Czech kolo, Kashubian kòło, Serbian кола and Slovenian kolo.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘round dance’ is shared by Croatian kolo, Czech kolo, Polish koło, Serbian коло, Slovak kolo, Slovenian kolo and Lower Sorbian koło.
- The meaning ‘circle’ (not present in Bosnian ‘kola’) is attested in Belarusian кола, Czech kolo, Polish koło, Serbian коло, Slovak kolo, Lower Sorbian koło, Upper Sorbian koło and Ukrainian коло.
- The meaning ‘disc’ (not present in Bosnian ‘kola’) is attested in Belarusian кола, Czech kolo and Polish koło.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
Bosnian kola |
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Belarusian кола |
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Bosnian kola |
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Bulgarian колело (*около - round, around) |
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Bosnian kola |
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Croatian I. kola |
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II. kolo |
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Bosnian kola |
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Czech kolo |
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Bosnian kola |
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Kashubian kòło |
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Bosnian kola |
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Polish I. koła |
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II. koło |
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Bosnian kola |
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Russian колёса |
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Bosnian kola |
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Serbian I. кола |
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II. коло |
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Bosnian kola |
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Slovak I. koleso |
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II. kolo |
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Bosnian kola |
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Slovenian kolo |
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Bosnian kola |
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Lower Sorbian koło |
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Bosnian kola |
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Upper Sorbian koło |
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Bosnian kola |
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Ukrainian коло |
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Semasiological Map for *kolo
*kolo
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Meanings:
‘wheel(s)’
‘cart, motorcar’
‘bicycle’
‘circle’
‘disc’
‘round dance’
‘Other’
no such word
no information yet
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wheel(s) | cart, motorcar | bicycle | circle | disc | round dance | Other | |
Russian колёса | + | ||||||
Ukrainian коло | + | ||||||
Belarusian кола | + | + | + | ||||
Polish koła | + | ||||||
Polish koło | + | + | + | + | + ring; near |
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Kashubian kòło | + | + | |||||
Lower Sorbian koło | + | + | |||||
Upper Sorbian koło | + | + ring |
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Czech kolo | + | + | + | + | + | ||
Slovak koleso | + | ||||||
Slovak kolo | + | + | |||||
Slovenian kolo | + | + | + | ||||
Croatian kola | + | + | + | ||||
Croatian kolo | + | + | |||||
Bosnian kola | + | + | + | + | |||
Serbian кола | + | + | + | ||||
Serbian коло | + | + | + | ||||
Bulgarian колело (*около - round, around) | + | + | |||||
Meanings | wheel(s) | cart, motorcar | bicycle | circle | disc | round dance | Other |
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