False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘Dunaj’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘Dunaj’:
- Vienna
Semasiological map for ‘*Dunajь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘Dunaj’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘Vienna’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘Danube’ (not present in Slovenian ‘Dunaj’, translated as ‘Donava’) is attested in Belarusian Дунай, Bosnian Dunaj, Bulgarian Дунав, Croatian Dunav, Croatian Dunaj, Czech Dunaj, Kashubian Dunaj, Macedonian Дунав, Polish Dunaj, Russian Дунай, Serbian Дунај, Slovak Dunaj, Lower Sorbian Dunaj and Ukrainian Дунай.
- The meaning ‘tributary of the river Spree in Germany’ (not present in Slovenian ‘Dunaj’) is attested in Lower Sorbian Dunaj.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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| Belarusian Дунай |
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| Bulgarian Дунав |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Croatian I. Dunav |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Czech Dunaj |
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| Kashubian Dunaj |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Macedonian Дунав |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Polish Dunaj |
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| Russian Дунай |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Serbian Дунај |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Slovak Dunaj |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Lower Sorbian Dunaj |
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| Slovenian Dunaj |
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| Ukrainian Дунай |
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Semasiological Map for *Dunajь
                
*Dunajь
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Meanings:  ‘Danube’
 ‘Vienna’
 ‘tributary of the river Spree in Germany’
 no such word
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| Danube | Vienna | tributary of the river Spree in Germany | |
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| Meanings | Danube | Vienna | tributary of the river Spree in Germany |
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