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