False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘lubiś’:
- to promise
- to vow
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Lower Sorbian meanings in Upper Sorbian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘to promise’ is shared by Upper Sorbian lubić.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘to vow’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to like’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’) is attested in Belarusian любіць, Belarusian любоў, Bosnian ljubiti, Croatian ljubiti, Czech líbit se, Kashubian lubic, Polish lubić, Russian любить, Serbian љубити, Slovak ľúbiť and Ukrainian любити.
- The meaning ‘to love’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’) is attested in Bosnian ljubiti, Bulgarian любя, Croatian ljubiti, Russian любить, Serbian љубити, Slovak ľúbiť, Slovenian ljubiti and Ukrainian любити.
- The meaning ‘poetic to love’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’) is attested in Bosnian ljubiti, Bulgarian любя, Croatian ljubiti, Macedonian љуби and Serbian љубити.
- The meaning ‘to kiss’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’) is attested in Bosnian ljubiti, Croatian ljubiti, Croatian poljubiti, Czech líbat, Macedonian љуби and Serbian љубити.
- The meaning ‘to make love’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘lubiś’) is attested in Bulgarian любя and Slovenian ljubiti.
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Belarusian I. любіць |
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Croatian I. ljubiti |
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Czech I. líbat |
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II. líbit se |
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Macedonian љуби |
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Polish lubić |
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Russian любить |
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Serbian љубити |
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Slovak ľúbiť |
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Slovenian ljubiti |
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Upper Sorbian lubić |
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*ljubiti
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Meanings:
‘to like’
‘to love’
‘poetic to love’
‘to kiss’
‘to make love’
‘to promise’
‘to vow’
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to like | to love | poetic to love | to kiss | to make love | to promise | to vow | |
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Belarusian любоў | + | ||||||
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Kashubian lubic | + | ||||||
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Czech líbat | + | ||||||
Czech líbit se | + | ||||||
Slovak ľúbiť | + | + | |||||
Slovenian ljubiti | + | + | |||||
Croatian ljubiti | + | + | + | + | |||
Croatian poljubiti | + | ||||||
Bosnian ljubiti | + | + | + | + | |||
Serbian љубити | + | + | + | + | |||
Macedonian љуби | + | + | |||||
Bulgarian любя | + | + | + | ||||
Meanings | to like | to love | poetic to love | to kiss | to make love | to promise | to vow |