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