False Friends in Slavic Languages
Macedonian ‘пара’
The database knows following meanings of the Macedonian word ‘пара’:
- steam
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Macedonian ‘пара’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Russian.
- is a true friend in Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Belarusian пара, Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара, Croatian para, Czech pára, Polish para, Serbian пара, Slovak para, Slovenian para, Upper Sorbian para and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘pair’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’, translated as ‘чифт, двајца’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’, translated as ‘неколку’) is attested in Belarusian пара, Polish para, Russian пара and Ukrainian пара.
- The meaning ‘penny, money’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’) is attested in Bosnian para, Bulgarian пара and Serbian пара.
- The meaning ‘breath’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’) is attested in Polish para.
- The meaning ‘dirt on street, mud’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’) is attested in Lower Sorbian para.
- The meaning ‘wretch, (poor) devil’ (not present in Macedonian ‘пара’) is attested in Slovenian para.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian.
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Meanings:
‘steam’
‘pair’
‘a couple of, some’
‘penny, money’
‘breath’
‘dirt on street, mud’
‘wretch, (poor) devil’
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Meanings | steam | pair | a couple of, some | penny, money | breath | dirt on street, mud | wretch, (poor) devil |