False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘мъдър’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘мъдър’:
- wise
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘мъдър’:
- is a complete false friend in Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Macedonian.
- has additional meanings in Slovenian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Russian or Ukrainian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘wise’ is shared by Macedonian мудар and Slovenian moder.
- The meaning ‘blue’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘мъдър’) is attested in Polish modry, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘dark blue as colour of face or body’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘мъдър’) is attested in Croatian modar, Serbian модар, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘light blue’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘мъдър’) is attested in Croatian modar, Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry, Slovak modrý, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
- The meaning ‘blue like cornflower’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘мъдър’) is attested in Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry and Slovenian moder.
- The meaning ‘clever, smart’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘мъдър’) is attested in Polish mądry.
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Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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*modrъ
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Meanings:
‘blue’
‘dark blue as colour of face or body’
‘light blue’
‘blue like cornflower’
‘wise’
‘clever, smart’
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blue | dark blue as colour of face or body | light blue | blue like cornflower | wise | clever, smart | |
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Meanings | blue | dark blue as colour of face or body | light blue | blue like cornflower | wise | clever, smart |