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