False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘lekarna’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘lekarna’:
- chemist’s, pharmacy
Semasiological map for ‘*lěkarьn-’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘lekarna’:
- is a complete false friend in Kashubian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian or Serbian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘chemist’s, pharmacy’ is shared by Croatian ljekarna, Czech lékárna, Slovak lekáreň and Upper Sorbian lěkarnja.
- The meaning ‘hospital’ (not present in Slovenian ‘lekarna’, translated as ‘bolnica’) is attested in Ukrainian лікарня.
- The meaning ‘clinic medical facility’ (not present in Slovenian ‘lekarna’) is attested in Kashubian lékarniô.
NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian.
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Bulgarian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Polish ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Russian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Slovenian lekarna |
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| Ukrainian лікарня | Meaning in Slovenian:
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Semasiological Map for *lěkarьn-
                     *lěkarьn-
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Meanings:  ‘hospital’ ‘chemist’s, pharmacy’ ‘clinic medical facility’ no such word no information yet
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| *lěkarьn- | |||
| hospital | chemist’s, pharmacy | clinic medical facility | |
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| Ukrainian лікарня | + | ||
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| Polish ∅ | |||
| Kashubian lékarniô | + | ||
| Upper Sorbian lěkarnja | + | ||
| Czech lékárna | + | ||
| Slovak lekáreň | + | ||
| Slovenian lekarna | + | ||
| Croatian ljekarna | + | ||
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| Bulgarian ∅ | |||
| Meanings | hospital | chemist’s, pharmacy | clinic medical facility |
