False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘brak’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘brak’:
- marriage
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘brak’:
- The Croatian meaning ‘marriage’ is shared by Bosnian brak, Bulgarian брак, Macedonian брак, Russian брак and Serbian брак.
- The meaning ‘defect, flaw’ (not present in Croatian ‘brak’, translated as ‘mana’) is attested in Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ (not present in Croatian ‘brak’, translated as ‘ološ, deficitna roba’) is attested in Belarusian брак, Bulgarian брак, Czech brak, Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘lack, deficiency’ (not present in Croatian ‘brak’, translated as ‘nedostatak’) is attested in Belarusian брак, Polish brak and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘junk, trash’ (not present in Croatian ‘brak’) is attested in Czech brak and Slovak brak.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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*brakъ
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Meanings:
‘defect, flaw’
‘rejects, refuse, waste’
‘lack, deficiency’
‘junk, trash’
‘marriage’
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defect, flaw | rejects, refuse, waste | lack, deficiency | junk, trash | marriage | |
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Meanings | defect, flaw | rejects, refuse, waste | lack, deficiency | junk, trash | marriage |
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