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