False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘psát’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘psát’:
- to write
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘psát’:
- is a complete false friend in Russian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Ukrainian.
- The Czech meaning ‘to write’ is shared by Belarusian пісаць, Bosnian pisati, Bulgarian пиша, Croatian pisati, Polish pisać, Russian писа́ть, Serbian писати, Slovenian pisati, Lower Sorbian pisaś, Upper Sorbian pisać and Ukrainian писати.
- The meaning ‘to paint’ (not present in Czech ‘psát’) is attested in Russian писа́ть and Ukrainian писати.
- The meaning ‘to pee’ (not present in Czech ‘psát’) 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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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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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 | + | ||
Upper Sorbian pisać | + | ||
Czech psát | + | ||
Slovenian pisati | + | ||
Croatian pisati | + | ||
Bosnian pisati | + | ||
Serbian писати | + | ||
Bulgarian пиша | + | ||
Meanings | to write | to paint | to pee |