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