False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘popjelnica’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘popjelnica’:
- urn
Semasiological map for ‘*pepelьnica’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘popjelnica’:
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘urn’ is shared by Slovak popolnica and Lower Sorbian popjelnica.
- The meaning ‘ash-tray’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘popjelnica’) is attested in Belarusian попельнічка, Belarusian попельніца, Bulgarian пепелник, Czech popelník, Kashubian pòpiélnica, Polish popielniczka, Russian пепельница, Slovak popolník, Slovenian pepelnik and Ukrainian попільничка.
- The meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘popjelnica’) is attested in Croatian Pepelnica and Slovenian Pepelnica.
- The meaning ‘trash can, garbage can’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘popjelnica’) is attested in Czech popelnice.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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| Belarusian попельніца (Syn.: попельнічка) | Meaning:
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| Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Semasiological Map for *pepelьnica
                     *pepelьnica
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Meanings:  ‘ash-tray’ ‘Ash Wednesday’ ‘urn’ ‘trash can, garbage can’ no such word no information yet
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| *pepelьnica | ||||
| ash-tray | Ash Wednesday | urn | trash can, garbage can | |
| Russian пепельница | + | |||
| Ukrainian попільничка | + | |||
| Belarusian попельніца | + | |||
| Polish popielniczka | + | |||
| Kashubian pòpiélnica | + | |||
| Lower Sorbian popjelnica | + | |||
| Upper Sorbian popjelnica | + | |||
| Czech popelník | + | |||
| Czech popelnice | + | |||
| Slovak popolník | + | |||
| Slovak popolnica | + | |||
| Slovenian Pepelnica | + | |||
| Slovenian pepelnik | + | |||
| Croatian Pepelnica | + | |||
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| Bulgarian пепелник | + | |||
| Meanings | ash-tray | Ash Wednesday | urn | trash can, garbage can |