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