False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘pisarz’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘pisarz’:
- scribe
- writer
Semasiological map for ‘*pisa*’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian and Slovenian.
Polish ‘pisarz’:
- The Polish meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by Bosnian pisar, Bulgarian писар, Croatian pisar, Russian писарь, Russian писец, Slovenian pisar and Slovenian pisec.
- The Polish meaning ‘writer’ is shared by Bosnian pisac and Croatian pisac.
- The meaning ‘pencil, crayon’ (not present in Polish ‘pisarz’) is attested in Polish pisak.
- The meaning ‘mouthpiece’ (not present in Polish ‘pisarz’, translated as ‘ustnik, munsztuk’) is attested in Bosnian pisak and Croatian pisak.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Polish pisarz See also: pisak, pisać |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian I. pisak | Meaning in Polish:
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| II. pisar | Meaning in Polish:
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| III. pisac See also: pisati | Meaning:
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| Polish pisarz See also: pisak, pisać |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian писар See also: пиша | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish pisarz See also: pisak, pisać |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian I. pisak | Meaning in Polish:
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| II. pisar | Meaning in Polish:
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| III. pisac See also: pisati | Meaning:
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| Polish pisarz See also: pisak, pisać |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian I. писарь | Meaning in Polish:
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| II. писец See also: писа́ть | Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish pisarz See also: pisak, pisać |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian I. pisar | Meaning in Polish:
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| II. pisec See also: pisati | Meaning in Polish:
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Semasiological Map for *pisa*
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Meanings:  ‘scribe’ ‘writer’ ‘pencil, crayon’ ‘mouthpiece’ no such word no information yet
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| *pisa* | ||||
| scribe | writer | pencil, crayon | mouthpiece | |
| Russian писарь | + | |||
| Russian писец | + | |||
| Polish pisak | + | |||
| Polish pisarz | + | + | ||
| Slovenian pisar | + | |||
| Slovenian pisec | + | |||
| Croatian pisak | + | |||
| Croatian pisar | + | |||
| Croatian pisac | + | |||
| Bosnian pisak | + | |||
| Bosnian pisar | + | |||
| Bosnian pisac | + | |||
| Bulgarian писар | + | |||
| Meanings | scribe | writer | pencil, crayon | mouthpiece |