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