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