False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘писати’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘писати’:
- to write
- to paint
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘писати’:
- is a complete false friend in Russian.
- does not have all its Ukrainian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘to write’ is shared by Belarusian пісаць, Bosnian pisati, Bulgarian пиша, Croatian pisati, Czech psát, Polish pisać, Russian писа́ть, Serbian писати, Slovenian pisati, Lower Sorbian pisaś and Upper Sorbian pisać.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘to paint’ is shared by Russian писа́ть.
- The meaning ‘to pee’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘писати’) is attested in Russian пи́сать.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Macedonian and Slovak.
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Belarusian пісаць |
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Bosnian pisati See also: pisac |
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Bulgarian пиша |
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Croatian pisati See also: pisac |
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Czech psát |
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Polish pisać See also: pisarz |
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Russian I. писа́ть [писа́ть] |
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II. пи́сать [пи́сать] See also: писец |
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Serbian писати |
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Slovenian pisati See also: pisec |
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Lower Sorbian pisaś |
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Upper Sorbian pisać |
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Semasiological Map for *pisati
*pisati
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Meanings:
‘to write’
‘to paint’
‘to pee’
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to write | to paint | to pee | |
Russian писа́ть | + | + | |
Russian пи́сать | + | ||
Ukrainian писати | + | + | |
Belarusian пісаць | + | ||
Polish pisać | + | ||
Lower Sorbian pisaś | + | ||
Upper Sorbian pisać | + | ||
Czech psát | + | ||
Slovenian pisati | + | ||
Croatian pisati | + | ||
Bosnian pisati | + | ||
Serbian писати | + | ||
Bulgarian пиша | + | ||
Meanings | to write | to paint | to pee |