False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘kola’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘kola’:
- wheel(s)
- cart, motorcar
- bicycle
Semasiological map for ‘*kolo’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘kola’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Croatian meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Czech, Polish, Slovenian and Serbian.
- The Croatian meaning ‘wheel(s)’ is shared by Belarusian кола, Bosnian kola, Bulgarian колело, Czech kolo, Kashubian kòło, Polish koła, Polish koło, Russian колёса, Serbian кола, Serbian коло, Slovak koleso and Slovenian kolo.
- The Croatian meaning ‘cart, motorcar’ is shared by Bosnian kola and Serbian кола.
- The Croatian meaning ‘bicycle’ is shared by Bosnian kola, Bulgarian колело, Czech kolo, Kashubian kòło, Serbian кола and Slovenian kolo.
- The meaning ‘circle’ (not present in Croatian ‘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 Croatian ‘kola’) is attested in Belarusian кола, Czech kolo and Polish koło.
- The meaning ‘round dance’ (not present in Croatian ‘kola’, translated as ‘narodni ples’) 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.
Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Belarusian кола |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Bosnian kola |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Bulgarian колело (*около - round, around) |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Czech kolo |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Kashubian kòło |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Polish I. koła |
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II. koło |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Russian колёса |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Serbian I. кола |
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II. коло |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Slovak I. koleso |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Slovenian kolo |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Lower Sorbian koło |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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Upper Sorbian koło |
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Croatian kola See also: kolo |
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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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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 |
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