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