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