False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘belina’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘belina’:
- whiteness
Semasiological map for ‘*běli(zь)na’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘belina’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish and Slovak.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘whiteness’ is shared by Bosnian bjelina, Bulgarian белина, Croatian bjelina, Macedonian белина, Russian белизна, Serbian белина and Ukrainian білизна.
- The meaning ‘linen, laundry’ (not present in Slovenian ‘belina’) is attested in Belarusian бялізна, Kashubian bielëzna, Polish bielizna, Slovak bielizeň and Ukrainian білизна.
- The meaning ‘underwear’ (not present in Slovenian ‘belina’) is attested in Polish bielizna.
- The meaning ‘bowl’ (not present in Slovenian ‘belina’) is attested in Lower Sorbian běliznja.
- The meaning ‘household bleach’ (not present in Slovenian ‘belina’) is attested in Bulgarian белина and Lower Sorbian běliznja.
- The meaning ‘strong detergent’ (not present in Slovenian ‘belina’) is attested in Bulgarian белина.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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Meaning in Belarusian:
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Meaning in Bulgarian:
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Meaning in Croatian:
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| Czech ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Meaning in Macedonian:
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Meaning in Polish:
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Meaning in Russian:
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Meaning in Serbian:
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Meaning in Slovak:
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Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian білизна [біли́зна́] | Meaning:
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Semasiological Map for *běli(zь)na
                            *běli(zь)na
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Meanings:  ‘linen, laundry’ ‘whiteness’ ‘underwear’ ‘bowl’ ‘household bleach’ ‘strong detergent’ no such word no information yet
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| *běli(zь)na | ||||||
| linen, laundry | whiteness | underwear | bowl | household bleach | strong detergent | |
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| Belarusian бялізна | + | |||||
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| Lower Sorbian běliznja | + | + | ||||
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| Meanings | linen, laundry | whiteness | underwear | bowl | household bleach | strong detergent |
