False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bosnian ‘gora’
The database knows following meanings of the Bosnian word ‘gora’:
- mountain
Semasiological map for ‘*gora’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bosnian ‘gora’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian.
- is a true friend in Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Kashubian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by Belarusian гара, 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 meaning ‘forest’ (not present in Bosnian ‘gora’, translated as ‘šuma’) is attested in Bulgarian гора and Slovak hora.
- The meaning ‘attic, loft’ (not present in Bosnian ‘gora’) is attested in Belarusian гара, Kashubian góra and Ukrainian гора.
- The meaning ‘upward’ (not present in Bosnian ‘gora’) is attested in Belarusian гара.
Bosnian gora |
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Belarusian гара |
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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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Bosnian gora |
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Ukrainian гора |
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*gora
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Meanings:
‘forest’
‘mountain’
‘attic, loft’
‘upward’
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forest | mountain | attic, loft | upward | |
Russian гора | + | |||
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 |
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