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