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