False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘bor’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘bor’:
- boron
Semasiological map for ‘*borъ’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘bor’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Belarusian, Kashubian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Serbian.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘boron’ is shared by Belarusian бор, Bosnian bor, Bulgarian бор, Croatian bor, Czech bor, Kashubian bór, Macedonian бор, Polish bor, Russian бор, Serbian бор, Slovak bor, Slovenian bor and Ukrainian бор.
- The meaning ‘pinewood’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘bor’) is attested in Czech bor, Polish bor, Russian бор, Slovak bor, Lower Sorbian bór and Ukrainian бір.
- The meaning ‘pine’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘bor’) is attested in Bosnian bor, Bulgarian бор, Croatian bor, Macedonian бор, Serbian бор, Slovak bor, Slovenian bor and Lower Sorbian bór.
- The meaning ‘drill’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘bor’) is attested in Polish bor and Russian бор.
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Croatian bor |
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Serbian бор |
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Slovak bor |
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Slovenian bor |
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Ukrainian I. бір |
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Semasiological Map for *borъ
*borъ
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Meanings:
‘pinewood’
‘pine’
‘boron’
‘drill’
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Meanings | pinewood | pine | boron | drill |
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