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