False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘gora’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘gora’:
- 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, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘gora’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Kashubian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by Belarusian гара, Bosnian gora, Croatian gora, Czech hora, Kashubian góra, Polish góra, Russian гора, Serbian гора, Slovak hora, Lower Sorbian góra, Upper Sorbian hora and Ukrainian гора.
- The meaning ‘forest’ (not present in Slovenian ‘gora’, translated as ‘gozd, les’) is attested in Bulgarian гора and Slovak hora.
- The meaning ‘attic, loft’ (not present in Slovenian ‘gora’) is attested in Belarusian гара, Kashubian góra and Ukrainian гора.
- The meaning ‘upward’ (not present in Slovenian ‘gora’) is attested in Belarusian гара.
Slovenian 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. |
Slovenian gora |
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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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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’
no such word
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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 | + | |||
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Serbian гора | + | |||
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Bulgarian гора | + | |||
Meanings | forest | mountain | attic, loft | upward |
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