False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘wesele’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘wesele’:
- wedding
Semasiological map for ‘*veselьje’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘wesele’:
- The Polish meaning ‘wedding’ is shared by Belarusian вяселле, Slovak veselie and Ukrainian весілля.
- The meaning ‘fun, joy, happiness’ (not present in Polish ‘wesele’) is attested in Bosnian veselje, Bulgarian веселие, Croatian veselje, Czech veselí, Macedonian веселие, Russian веселье, Serbian весеље, Slovak veselie and Slovenian veselje.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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Belarusian вяселле |
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Croatian veselje |
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Czech veselí |
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Russian веселье |
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Serbian весеље |
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Slovak veselie |
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Slovenian veselje |
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Ukrainian весілля |
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Semasiological Map for *veselьje
*veselьje
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‘fun, joy, happiness’
‘wedding’
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*veselьje |
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fun, joy, happiness | wedding | |
Russian веселье | + | |
Ukrainian весілля | + | |
Belarusian вяселле | + | |
Polish wesele | + | |
Czech veselí | + | |
Slovak veselie | + | + |
Slovenian veselje | + | |
Croatian veselje | + | |
Bosnian veselje | + | |
Serbian весеље | + | |
Macedonian веселие | + | |
Bulgarian веселие | + | |
Meanings | fun, joy, happiness | wedding |