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