False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘гара’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘гара’:
- mountain
- attic, loft
- upward
Semasiological map for ‘*gora’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘гара’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian.
- does not have all its Belarusian meanings in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Slovak.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by Bosnian gora, Croatian gora, Czech hora, Kashubian góra, Polish góra, Russian гора, Serbian гора, Slovak hora, Slovenian gora, Lower Sorbian góra, Upper Sorbian hora and Ukrainian гора.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘attic, loft’ is shared by Kashubian góra and Ukrainian гора.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘upward’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘forest’ (not present in Belarusian ‘гара’, translated as ‘лес’) is attested in Bulgarian гора and Slovak hora.
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Bulgarian гора |
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Croatian gora |
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Czech hora |
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Kashubian góra |
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Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Polish góra |
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Russian гора |
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Serbian гора |
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Slovak hora |
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Slovenian gora |
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Lower Sorbian góra |
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Upper Sorbian hora |
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Ukrainian гора |
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Meanings:
‘forest’
‘mountain’
‘attic, loft’
‘upward’
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forest | mountain | attic, loft | upward | |
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Ukrainian гора | + | + | ||
Belarusian гара | + | + | + | |
Polish góra | + | |||
Kashubian góra | + | + | ||
Lower Sorbian góra | + | |||
Upper Sorbian hora | + | |||
Czech hora | + | |||
Slovak hora | + | + | ||
Slovenian gora | + | |||
Croatian gora | + | |||
Bosnian gora | + | |||
Serbian гора | + | |||
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Bulgarian гора | + | |||
Meanings | forest | mountain | attic, loft | upward |