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