False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘leto’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘leto’:
- year sg.
- year plural, e.g. 30 years (syn.: ‘leto 30 let’)
Semasiological map for ‘*lěto’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘leto’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘year sg.’ is shared by Lower Sorbian lěto and Upper Sorbian lěto.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’ is shared by Czech léto, Kashubian lato, Polish lato, Russian лето, Slovak leto, Lower Sorbian lěto and Upper Sorbian lěto.
- The meaning ‘summer’ (not present in Slovenian ‘leto’, translated as ‘poletje’) is attested in Belarusian лета, Bosnian ljeto, Bulgarian лято, Croatian ljeto, Czech léto, Kashubian lato, Macedonian лето, Polish lato, Russian лето, Serbian лето, Slovak leto and Ukrainian літо.
| Slovenian leto |
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| Belarusian лета |
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| Slovenian leto |
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| Bosnian ljeto |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian лято |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian ljeto |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Slovenian leto |
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| Kashubian lato |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Macedonian лето |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish lato |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian лето |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian лето |
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| Slovenian leto |
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| Slovak leto |
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| Lower Sorbian lěto |
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| Upper Sorbian lěto |
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| Slovenian leto |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian літо |
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*lěto
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Meanings:  ‘summer’
 ‘year sg.’
 ‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’
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| summer | year sg. | year plural, e.g. 30 years | |
| Russian лето | + | + лет |
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| Ukrainian літо | + | ||
| Belarusian лета | + | ||
| Polish lato | + | + | |
| Kashubian lato | + | + | |
| Lower Sorbian lěto | + | + | |
| Upper Sorbian lěto | + | + | |
| Czech léto | + | + | |
| Slovak leto | + | + old-fashioned |
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| Slovenian leto | + | + | |
| Croatian ljeto | + | ||
| Bosnian ljeto | + | ||
| Serbian лето | + | ||
| Macedonian лето | + | ||
| Bulgarian лято | + | ||
| Meanings | summer | year sg. | year plural, e.g. 30 years |
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