False Friends in Slavic Languages

Russian ‘веселье’

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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’:

is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian.
is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Slovenian and Serbian.
has additional meanings in Slovak.

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.

Russian веселье	Meaning in Belarusian: весялосць / fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian вяселле	Meaning in Russian: свадьба / wedding

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian veselje	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian веселие	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian veselje	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech veselí	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian веселие	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish wesele	Meaning in Russian: свадьба / wedding

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian весеље	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak veselie	Meaning in Russian: fun, joy, happiness свадьба / wedding

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian veselje	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness

Russian веселье	Meaning: fun, joy, happiness	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian весілля	Meaning in Russian: свадьба / wedding

Semasiological Map for *veselьje

*veselьje

Meanings:

‘fun, joy, happiness’

‘wedding’

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*veselьje	Meanings
*veselьje	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

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