False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘Dunaj’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘Dunaj’:
- Danube
- tributary of the river Spree in Germany
Semasiological map for ‘*Dunajь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘Dunaj’:
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by Belarusian Дунай, Bosnian Dunaj, Bulgarian Дунав, Croatian Dunav, Croatian Dunaj, Czech Dunaj, Kashubian Dunaj, Macedonian Дунав, Polish Dunaj, Russian Дунай, Serbian Дунај, Slovak Dunaj and Ukrainian Дунай.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘tributary of the river Spree in Germany’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘Vienna’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘Dunaj’) is attested in Slovenian Dunaj.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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| Belarusian Дунай |
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| Bosnian Dunaj |
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| Bulgarian Дунав |
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| Croatian I. Dunav |
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| Czech Dunaj |
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| Macedonian Дунав |
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| Polish Dunaj |
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| Russian Дунай |
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| Serbian Дунај |
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| Slovak Dunaj |
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| Ukrainian Дунай |
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Semasiological Map for *Dunajь
                
*Dunajь
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Meanings:  ‘Danube’
 ‘Vienna’
 ‘tributary of the river Spree in Germany’
 no such word
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| Danube | Vienna | tributary of the river Spree in Germany | |
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| Ukrainian Дунай | + | ||
| Belarusian Дунай | + | ||
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| Lower Sorbian Dunaj | + | + | |
| Czech Dunaj | + | ||
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| Croatian Dunav | + | ||
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| Bosnian Dunaj | + | ||
| Serbian Дунај | + | ||
| Macedonian Дунав | + | ||
| Bulgarian Дунав | + | ||
| Meanings | Danube | Vienna | tributary of the river Spree in Germany |
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