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