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