False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘лета’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘лета’:
- summer
Semasiological map for ‘*lěto’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘лета’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘summer’ is shared by Bosnian ljeto, Bulgarian лято, Croatian ljeto, Czech léto, Kashubian lato, Macedonian лето, Polish lato, Russian лето, Serbian лето, Slovak leto and Ukrainian літо.
- The meaning ‘year sg.’ (not present in Belarusian ‘лета’, translated as ‘год’) is attested in Slovenian leto, Lower Sorbian lěto and Upper Sorbian lěto.
- The meaning ‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’ (not present in Belarusian ‘лета’, translated as ‘год 30 гадоў’) is attested in Czech léto, Kashubian lato, Polish lato, Russian лето, Slovak leto, Slovenian leto, Lower Sorbian lěto and Upper Sorbian lěto.
Belarusian лета |
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Bosnian ljeto |
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Bulgarian лято |
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Croatian ljeto |
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Czech léto |
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Kashubian lato |
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Macedonian лето |
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Polish lato |
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Russian лето |
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Serbian лето |
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Slovak leto |
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Slovenian leto |
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Lower Sorbian lěto |
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Upper Sorbian lěto |
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Ukrainian літо |
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Semasiological Map for *lěto
*lěto
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Meanings:
‘summer’
‘year sg.’
‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’
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summer | year sg. | year plural, e.g. 30 years | |
Russian лето | + | + лет |
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Ukrainian літо | + | ||
Belarusian лета | + | ||
Polish lato | + | + | |
Kashubian lato | + | + | |
Lower Sorbian lěto | + | + | |
Upper Sorbian lěto | + | + | |
Czech léto | + | + | |
Slovak leto | + | + old-fashioned |
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Slovenian leto | + | + | |
Croatian ljeto | + | ||
Bosnian ljeto | + | ||
Serbian лето | + | ||
Macedonian лето | + | ||
Bulgarian лято | + | ||
Meanings | summer | year sg. | year plural, e.g. 30 years |