False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘para’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘para’:
- dirt on street, mud
Semasiological map for ‘*para’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘para’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘dirt on street, mud’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘steam’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара, Croatian para, Czech pára, Macedonian пара, Polish para, Serbian пара, Slovak para, Slovenian para, Upper Sorbian para and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘pair’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘penny, money’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара and Serbian пара.
- The meaning ‘breath’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Polish para.
- The meaning ‘wretch, (poor) devil’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘para’) is attested in Slovenian para.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian.
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‘steam’
‘pair’
‘a couple of, some’
‘penny, money’
‘breath’
‘dirt on street, mud’
‘wretch, (poor) devil’
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steam | pair | a couple of, some | penny, money | breath | dirt on street, mud | wretch, (poor) devil | |
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Meanings | steam | pair | a couple of, some | penny, money | breath | dirt on street, mud | wretch, (poor) devil |
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