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