False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bosnian ‘ljepše’
The database knows following meanings of the Bosnian word ‘ljepše’:
- more beautiful
Semasiological map for ‘*lěp-’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bosnian ‘ljepše’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Croatian and Slovenian.
- has additional meanings in Serbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian or Russian.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘more beautiful’ is shared by Croatian ljepše, Serbian лепше and Slovenian lepše.
- The meaning ‘better’ (not present in Bosnian ‘ljepše’, translated as ‘bolje’) is attested in Belarusian лепей, Belarusian лепш, Czech lepší, Kashubian lepié, Polish lepiej, Slovak lepšie, Lower Sorbian lěpjej, Lower Sorbian lěpšy, Upper Sorbian lěpje, Upper Sorbian lěpši and Ukrainian ліпше.
- The meaning ‘tastier’ (not present in Bosnian ‘ljepše’) is attested in Serbian лепше.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
Bosnian ljepše |
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Belarusian лепш (Syn.: лепей) |
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Bulgarian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Croatian ljepše |
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Czech lepší |
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Kashubian lepié |
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Polish lepiej |
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Russian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Serbian лепше |
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Slovak lepšie |
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Slovenian lepše |
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Lower Sorbian lěpšy (Syn.: lěpjej) |
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Upper Sorbian lěpši (Syn.: lěpje) |
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Ukrainian ліпше |
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Semasiological Map for *lěp-
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Meanings:
‘better’
‘more beautiful’
‘tastier’
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better | more beautiful | tastier | |
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Ukrainian ліпше | + | ||
Belarusian лепш | + | ||
Polish lepiej | + | ||
Kashubian lepié | + | ||
Lower Sorbian lěpšy | + | ||
Upper Sorbian lěpši | + | ||
Czech lepší | + | ||
Slovak lepšie | + | ||
Slovenian lepše | + | ||
Croatian ljepše | + | ||
Bosnian ljepše | + | ||
Serbian лепше | + | + | |
Bulgarian ∅ | |||
Meanings | better | more beautiful | tastier |
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