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