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