False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘brak’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘brak’:
- rejects, refuse, waste
- junk, trash
Semasiological map for ‘*brakъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘brak’:
- is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.
- does not have all its Czech meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian.
- The Czech meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ is shared by Belarusian брак, Bulgarian брак, Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The Czech meaning ‘junk, trash’ is shared by Slovak brak.
- The meaning ‘defect, flaw’ (not present in Czech ‘brak’) is attested in Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘lack, deficiency’ (not present in Czech ‘brak’) is attested in Belarusian брак, Polish brak and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘marriage’ (not present in Czech ‘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
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Meanings:  ‘defect, flaw’ ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ ‘lack, deficiency’ ‘junk, trash’ ‘marriage’ no such word no information yet
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| Meanings | defect, flaw | rejects, refuse, waste | lack, deficiency | junk, trash | marriage |