False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘pisać’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘pisać’:
- to write
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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 Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘pisać’:
- The Upper Sorbian 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 Ukrainian писати.
- The meaning ‘to paint’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘pisać’) is attested in Russian писа́ть and Ukrainian писати.
- The meaning ‘to pee’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘pisać’) 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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Ukrainian писати |
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‘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 | + | ||
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Czech psát | + | ||
Slovenian pisati | + | ||
Croatian pisati | + | ||
Bosnian pisati | + | ||
Serbian писати | + | ||
Bulgarian пиша | + | ||
Meanings | to write | to paint | to pee |