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