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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| Belarusian вяселле |
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| Bosnian veselje |
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| Bulgarian веселие |
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| Croatian veselje |
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| Czech veselí |
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| Macedonian веселие |
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| Polish wesele |
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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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Meanings:  ‘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 |