False Friends in Slavic Languages

Semantics: mali, veliki

The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘traven’:

is a complete false friend in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Belarusian, Croatian and Ukrainian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak or Serbian.

The Slovenian meaning ‘April’ is shared by Croatian travanj.
The Slovenian meaning ‘May’ is shared by Belarusian травень and Ukrainian травень.
The meaning ‘made of grass’ (not present in Slovenian ‘traven’) is attested in Bulgarian тревен and Macedonian тревен.

NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian травень	Meaning in Slovenian: veliki traven / May

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian тревен	Meaning: made of grass

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning in Croatian: travanj / April svibanj / May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian travanj	Meaning in Slovenian: mali traven / April

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian тревен	Meaning: made of grass

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning: April May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	Meaning in Ukrainian: квітень / April травень / May	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian травень	Meaning in Slovenian: veliki traven / May

*travьnь

Meanings:

‘April’

‘May’

‘made of grass’

no such word

no information yet

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*travьnь	Meanings
*travьnь	April	May	made of grass
Russian ∅
Ukrainian травень		+
Belarusian травень		+
Polish ∅
Kashubian ∅
Czech ∅
Slovak ∅
Slovenian traven (mali, veliki)	+	+
Croatian travanj	+
Bosnian ∅
Serbian ∅
Macedonian тревен			+
Bulgarian тревен			+
Meanings	April	May	made of grass