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