False Friends in Slavic Languages

All Upper Sorbian terms
Upper Sorbian bibliography

The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘lěto’:

is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Slovenian.
does not have all its Upper Sorbian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
has additional meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.

The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘year sg.’ is shared by Slovenian leto and Lower Sorbian lěto.
The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’ is shared by Czech léto, Kashubian lato, Polish lato, Russian лето, Slovak leto, Slovenian leto and Lower Sorbian lěto.
The meaning ‘summer’ (not present in Upper 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.

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Belarusian: год / year sg. год 30 гадоў / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian лета	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Bosnian: godina / year sg. godina 30 godina / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ljeto	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Bulgarian: година / year sg. година 30 години / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian лято	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Croatian: godina / year sg. godina 30 godina / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ljeto	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Czech: rok / year sg. léto 30 lét / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech léto	Meaning: summer year plural, e.g. 30 years

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning: year sg. year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian lato	Meaning: summer year plural, e.g. 30 years

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Macedonian: година / year sg. година 30 години / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian лето	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Polish: rok / year sg. lato 30 lat / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish lato	Meaning: summer year plural, e.g. 30 years

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Russian: год / year sg. лето 30 лет / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian лето	Meaning: summer year plural, e.g. 30 years (лет)

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Serbian: година / year sg. година 30 година / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian лето	Meaning: summer

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Slovak: rok / year sg. leto 30 let / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak leto	Meaning: summer year plural, e.g. 30 years (old-fashioned)

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Slovenian: year sg. leto 30 let / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian leto	Meaning: year sg. year plural, e.g. 30 years

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning: year sg. year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian lěto	Meaning: year sg. year plural, e.g. 30 years

Upper Sorbian lěto	Meaning in Ukrainian: рік / year sg. рік 30 років / year plural, e.g. 30 years	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian літо	Meaning: summer

*lěto

Meanings:

‘summer’

‘year sg.’

‘year plural, e.g. 30 years’

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