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All Slovenian terms
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The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘moder’:

does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovak, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
has additional meanings in Lower Sorbian, Polish and Upper Sorbian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Russian or Ukrainian.

The Slovenian meaning ‘dark blue as colour of face or body’ is shared by Croatian modar, Serbian модар, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The Slovenian meaning ‘light blue’ is shared by Croatian modar, Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry, Slovak modrý, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The Slovenian meaning ‘blue like cornflower’ is shared by Kashubian mòdri and Polish modry.
The Slovenian meaning ‘wise’ is shared by Bulgarian мъдър and Macedonian мудар.
The meaning ‘blue’ (not present in Slovenian ‘moder’) is attested in Polish modry, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The meaning ‘clever, smart’ (not present in Slovenian ‘moder’) is attested in Polish mądry.

NB: No information yet for Bosnian and Czech.

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian мъдър	Meaning: wise

Slovenian moder	Meaning in Croatian: modar / dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian modar	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian mòdri	Meaning: light blue blue like cornflower

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian мудар	Meaning: wise

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish I. mądry	Meaning: clever, smart
II. modry	Meaning: blue light blue blue like cornflower

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian moder	Meaning in Serbian: модар / dark blue as colour of face or body светлоплав / light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian módry	Meaning: blue dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian módry	Meaning: blue dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term.

*modrъ

Meanings:

‘blue’

‘dark blue as colour of face or body’

‘light blue’

‘blue like cornflower’

‘wise’

‘clever, smart’

no such word

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*modrъ	Meanings
*modrъ	blue	dark blue as colour of face or body	light blue	blue like cornflower	wise	clever, smart
Russian ∅
Ukrainian ∅
Belarusian ∅
Polish mądry						+
Polish modry	+		+	+
Kashubian mòdri			+	+
Lower Sorbian módry	+	+	+
Upper Sorbian módry	+	+	+
Slovak modrý			+
Slovenian moder		+	+	+	+
Croatian modar		+	+
Serbian модар		+
Macedonian мудар					+
Bulgarian мъдър					+
Meanings	blue	dark blue as colour of face or body	light blue	blue like cornflower	wise	clever, smart

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