False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘светлина’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘светлина’:
- light
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘светлина’:
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘light’ is shared by Russian свет.
- The meaning ‘world’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘светлина’) is attested in Belarusian свет, Bosnian svijet, Bulgarian свят, Croatian svijet, Czech svět, Kashubian swiat, Polish świat, Russian свет, Serbian свет, Slovak svet, Slovenian svet and Ukrainian світ.
- The meaning ‘council’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘светлина’) is attested in Bosnian svjet, Croatian svjet, Croatian savjet, Croatian svijet and Serbian свет.
- The meaning ‘very far/long’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘светлина’) is attested in Polish świat.
- The meaning ‘holy’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘светлина’) is attested in Bulgarian свят, Serbian свет and Slovenian svet.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Belarusian свет |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Bosnian I. svjet |
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II. svijet |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Croatian I. svjet |
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III. svijet |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Czech svět |
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Kashubian swiat |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Polish świat |
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Russian свет |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Serbian свет |
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Slovak svet |
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Slovenian svet |
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Bulgarian светлина See also: свят |
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Ukrainian світ |
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Meanings:
‘world’
‘light’
‘council’
‘very far/long’
‘holy’
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Meanings | world | light | council | very far/long | holy |