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