# False Friends of the Slavist/Belarusian
## Беларуская мова (Belarusian)

| адказ | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| адказ | The Belarusian meaning ‘answer’ is unique. The meaning ‘denial’ (адмова) is attested in R. отказ. | map |
| адказ | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| айцец | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| айцец | The Belarusian meaning ‘Father (addressing a priest)’ is shared by R. отец (служитель культа). The meaning ‘father’ (бацька) is attested in R. отец (в семье). | map |
| айцец | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| аповесць | is a complete false friend for about 100.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; is a true friend for about 260 million native speakers of Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian. | map |
| аповесць | The Belarusian meaning ‘novelette’ is shared by R. повесть, Mk. повест, Bg. повест. The meaning ‘novel’ (раман) is attested in Ukr. повість, Pol. powieść. The meaning ‘history’ (гісторыя) is attested in Cr. povijest, Bo. povijest. The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (рэпутацыя, пашана) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť. The meaning ‘legend’ (падание, быліна) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť, Sln. povest. | map |
| аповесць | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| араць | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| араць | The Belarusian meaning ‘to plough’ is unique. The meaning ‘to scream’ (галасіць) is attested in R. орать. | map |
| араць | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| бабка | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 288 million speakers of Russian, Polish. | map |
| бабка | The Belarusian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by R. бабка, Pol. babka, Bg. бабка. The Belarusian meaning ‘a cake’ is shared by Pol. babka. The Belarusian meaning ‘rough boletus (a mushroom)’ is unique. | map |
| бабка | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| багатыр | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| багатыр | The Belarusian meaning ‘rich man’ is unique. The meaning ‘muscled hero’ (волат, асілак) is attested in R. богатырь. | map |
| багатыр | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| благі | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| благі | The Belarusian meaning ‘bad’ is unique. The meaning ‘good’ (добры) is attested in R. благой. | map |
| благі | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| буйны | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| буйны | The Belarusian meaning ‘very large’’ is unique. The meaning ‘wild’ (вар’яцкі, буйный) is attested in R. буйный. | map |
| буйны | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| булка | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 325 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| булка | The Belarusian meaning ‘roll, white bread’ is shared by R. булка, Ukr. булка, Pol. bułka. The meaning ‘bride’ (нявеста, нарачоная) is attested in Bg. булка. The meaning ‘young woman’ (дзяўчына) is attested in Bg. булка. | map |
| булка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| бялізна | is a complete false friend for about 277.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech. | map |
| бялізна | The Belarusian meaning ‘linen, laundry’ is shared by Ukr. білизна, Pol. bielizna. The meaning ‘whiteness’ (белізна) is attested in R. белизна, Ukr. білизна, Cr. bjelina, Bo. bjelina, Sb. белина, Mk. белина, Bg. белина. | map |
| бялізна | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| бярозавік | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| бярозавік | The Belarusian meaning ‘birch sap’ is unique. The meaning ‘rough boletus (a mushroom)’ (падбярозавік) is attested in R. берёзовик. | map |
| бярозавік | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| бяседа | is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian, Bulgarian. | map |
| бяседа | The Belarusian meaning ‘party, ceremony’ is unique. The meaning ‘talk’ (гутарка) is attested in R. беседа, Pol. biesiada, Bg. беседа. The meaning ‘word’ (слова) is attested in Sln. beseda. | map |
| бяседа | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] | map |
| вораг | is a complete false friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 333 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| вораг | The Belarusian meaning ‘enemy’ is shared by R. враг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг. The meaning ‘devil, demon’ (чорт) is attested in Sln. vrag, Cr. vrag, Bo. vrag, Sb. враг, Mk. враг. The meaning ‘murderer’ (забойца) is attested in Cz. vrah, Slk. vrah. The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (хітрун) is attested in Mk. враг. | map |
| вораг | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| выгода | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| выгода | The Belarusian meaning ‘comfort’ is unique. The meaning ‘profit’ (выгада) is attested in R. выгода. | map |
| выгода | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| выхад | has additional meanings in the language of about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| выхад | The Belarusian meaning ‘exit’ is shared by R. выход, Ukr. вихід, Cz. východ, Slk. východ. The meaning ‘east’ (усход) is attested in Cz. východ, Slk. východ. | map |
| выхад | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| вясельле | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| вясельле | The Belarusian meaning ‘wedding’ is unique. The meaning ‘fun, joy’ (весялосьць) is attested in R. веселье. | map |
| вясельле | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| гаворка | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 45 million speakers of Ukrainian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| гаворка | The Belarusian meaning ‘dialect’ is shared by R. говор, Ukr. говір, Bg. говор. The Belarusian meaning ‘talking’ is shared by R. говор. The meaning ‘speech’ (мова) is attested in Cr. govor, Bo. govor, Sb. говор, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘noise’ (шум) is attested in Pol. gwar. | map |
| гаворка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| гадзіна | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 91 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| гадзіна | The Belarusian meaning ‘hour’ is shared by Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Cz. hodina, Slk. hodina. The Belarusian meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ (гадзіна, час) is shared by R. година, Ukr. година, час, Pol. godzina, czas, Cz. hodina, čas, Slk. hodina, čas. The meaning ‘year’ (год) is attested in Cr. godina, Bo. godina, Sb. година, Mk. година, Bg. година. | map |
| гадзіна | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| гара | is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak; is a true friend for about 354.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| гара | The Belarusian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Cz. hora, Slk. hora, Sln. gora, Cr. gora, Bo. gora, Sb. гора. The meaning ‘forest’ (лес) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора. | map |
| гара | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| гарбуз | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| гарбуз | The Belarusian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by Ukr. гарбуз. The meaning ‘watermelon’ (арбуз) is attested in R. арбуз, Pol. arbuz. | map |
| гарбуз | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| горад | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| горад | The Belarusian meaning ‘town’ is shared by R. город. The meaning ‘vegetable garden’ (агарод) is attested in Ukr. город. | map |
| горад | [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дадатны | is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian. | map |
| дадатны | The Belarusian meaning ‘positive’ is shared by Ukr. додатний, Pol. dodatni. The meaning ‘additional’ (дадатковы) is attested in Cr. dodatni, Bo. dodatni, Sb. додатни. | map |
| дадатны | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| дварэц | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 277.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak. | map |
| дварэц | The Belarusian meaning ‘palace’ is shared by R. дворец, Cr. dvorac, Bo. dvorac, Sb. дворац, Mk. дворец, Bg. дворец. The meaning ‘railway station’ (вакзал) is attested in Ukr. двірець, Pol. dworzec. | map |
| дварэц | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] | map |
| дума | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| дума | The Belarusian meaning ‘thought’ (думка, дума) is shared by R. дума (arch.), мысль, Ukr. дума. The Belarusian meaning ‘East Slavonic folk song’ is shared by R. дума, Ukr. дума. The Belarusian meaning ‘parliament’ is shared by R. дума, Ukr. дума. The meaning ‘word’ (слова) is attested in Bg. дума. The meaning ‘pride’ (гордасць) is attested in Pol. duma. | map |
| дума | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| дыван | is a complete false friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| дыван | The Belarusian meaning ‘carpet’ is shared by Pol. dywan. The meaning ‘settee, sofa’ (канапа) is attested in R. диван, Cz. divan, Slk. diván, Sln. divan, Cr. divan, Bo. divan, Sb. диван. | map |
| дыван | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| жонка | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 45.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish. | map |
| жонка | The Belarusian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена, Pol. żona, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. The meaning ‘woman’ (жанчына) is attested in Ukr. жінка, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, ženska, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. | map |
| жонка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| жывот | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 82.5 million speakers of Ukrainian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish. | map |
| жывот | The Belarusian meaning ‘belly, body’ is shared by R. живот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot, Sln. život. The Belarusian meaning ‘life’ (жывот (arch.), жыццё) is shared by R. живот (arch.), жизнь, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Cz. život, Slk. život, Cr. život, Bo. život, Sb. живот, Mk. живот, Bg. живот. | map |
| жывот | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| запомніць | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 262 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| запомніць | The Belarusian meaning ‘to memorize’ is shared by R. запомнить, Sln. zapomniti, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня. The meaning ‘to forget’ (забыць) is attested in Pol. zapomnieć, Cz. zapomenout. | map |
| запомніць | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| зрок | is a complete false friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| зрок | The Belarusian meaning ‘eyesight’ is shared by Cz. zrak, Slk. zrak. The meaning ‘air’ (паветра) is attested in Sln. zrak, Cr. zrak, Bo. zrak. The meaning ‘ray, beam’ (прамень) is attested in Sb. зрак, Mk. зрак. | map |
| зрок | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| іграць | is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; has additional meanings in the language of about 364.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 326.5 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| іграць | The Belarusian meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ is shared by R. играть, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Belarusian meaning ‘to play (music)’ is shared by R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati. The Belarusian meaning ‘to dance’ is shared by Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The meaning ‘to play (a game)’ (гуляць) is attested in R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Cr. igrati, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. | map |
| іграць | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| князь | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 304.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| князь | The Belarusian meaning ‘prince, duke’ is shared by R. князь, Ukr. князь, Cr. knez, Bo. knez, Sb. кнез. The meaning ‘priest’ (святар) is attested in Pol. ksiądz, Cz. kněz. | map |
| князь | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| край | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 66.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| край | The Belarusian meaning ‘edge’ is shared by R. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Bg. край. The Belarusian meaning ‘region’ is shared by R. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The meaning ‘country’ (краіна) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj. The meaning ‘end’ (канец) is attested in Ukr. край, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. | map |
| край | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| краска | is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian. | map |
| краска | The Belarusian meaning ‘flower’ (краска (colloq.), кветка) is unique. The meaning ‘paint’ (фарба) is attested in R. краска, Bg. краска. | map |
| краска | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| крэсла | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 349 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. | map |
| крэсла | The Belarusian meaning ‘chair’ is shared by Pol. krzesło. The Belarusian meaning ‘armchair’ is shared by R. кресло, Ukr. крісло, Cz. křeslo, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло. | map |
| крэсла | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| лета | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 304 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 64.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| лета | The Belarusian meaning ‘summer’ is shared by R. лето, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Cz. léto, Slk. leto, Cr. ljeto, Bo. ljeto, Sb. лето, Mk. лето, Bg. лято. The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (год) is attested in Sln. leto. The meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (год (30 гадоў)) is attested in R. лето (30 лет), Pol. lato (30 lat), Cz. léto (30 lét), Slk. leto (30 let), Sln. leto (30 let). | map |
| лета | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| ліпень | is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| ліпень | The Belarusian meaning ‘July’ is shared by Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec. The meaning ‘June’ (чэрвень) is attested in Cr. lipanj. | map |
| ліпень | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| ліст | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 327.5 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 43 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovak. | map |
| ліст | The Belarusian meaning ‘letter’ (ліст, пісьмо) is shared by Ukr. лист, Pol. list, Ka. lëst, Slk. list. The Belarusian meaning ‘sheet of paper’ (ліст, аркуш) is shared by R. лист, Ukr. лист, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The Belarusian meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by R. лист, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. | map |
| ліст | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| лістапад | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 283.5 million speakers of Russian, Upper Sorbian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 87 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian. | map |
| лістапад | The Belarusian meaning ‘November’ is shared by Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Cz. listopad, Sln. listopad. The Belarusian meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Cz. listopad, Slk. listopad, Sln. listopad, Cr. listopad, Bo. listopad, Sb. листопад, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад. The meaning ‘October’ (кастрычнік) is attested in Cr. listopad. | map |
| лістапад | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.] | map |
| люлька | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| люлька | The Belarusian meaning ‘tobacco pipe’ is shared by R. люлька (редко), трубка, Cr. lula, Bo. lula, Sb. лула, Mk. луле, Bg. лула. The meaning ‘cradle’ (калыска) is attested in R. люлька. | map |
| люлька | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| майка | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian. | map |
| майка | The Belarusian meaning ‘gym shirt’ is shared by R. майка. The meaning ‘mother’ (маці) is attested in Cr. majka, Bo. majka, Sb. мајка, Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (матка) is attested in Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (гайка) is attested in Bg. майка. | map |
| майка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] | map |
| маса | has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 360.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| маса | The Belarusian meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Cz. masa, Slk. masa, Sln. masa, Cr. masa, Bo. masa, Sb. маса, Mk. маса, Bg. маса. The meaning ‘table’ (стол) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса. | map |
| маса | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| матка | has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Czech; does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 351 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| матка | The Belarusian meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Pol. matka, Cz. matka, Slk. matka. The Belarusian meaning ‘womb, uterus’ is shared by R. матка, Ukr. матка, Mk. матка, Bg. матка. The Belarusian meaning ‘dam, female animal’ is shared by R. матка, Pol. matka. The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (гайка) is attested in Cz. matka. | map |
| матка | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| меч | is a complete false friend for about 55.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 305 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian. | map |
| меч | The Belarusian meaning ‘sword’ is shared by R. меч, Ukr. меч, Cz. meč, Mk. меч, Bg. меч. The meaning ‘match, game’ (матч) is attested in Pol. mecz, Cr. meč, Bo. meč, Sb. меч, Mk. меч. | map |
| меч | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| муж | has additional meanings in the language of about 65 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 305.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| муж | The Belarusian meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, Cr. muž, Bo. muž, Sb. муж, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. The meaning ‘man’ (мужчына) is attested in Ukr. муж, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, moški, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. | map |
| муж | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| наглы | is a complete false friend for about 260 million native speakers of Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 62.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech. | map |
| наглы | The Belarusian meaning ‘sudden’ (наглы (reg.), раптоўны) is shared by Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Cz. náhlý, Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао. The meaning ‘naughty’ (нахабны) is attested in R. наглый, Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл. The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (хуткі, борзды) is attested in Sln. nagel. The meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ (рэзкі, паспешны) is attested in Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао, Mk. нагло. | map |
| наглы | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| направа | is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 341.0 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| направа | The Belarusian meaning ‘to the right’ is shared by R. направо, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, w prawą, Cz. napravo, Slk. napravo. The meaning ‘straight on’ (прама, наўпрост, проста) is attested in Cr. pravo, Bo. pravo, Sb. право, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право. | map |
| направа | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| нядзеля | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 23.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 97 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian. | map |
| нядзеля | The Belarusian meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Cz. neděle, Slk. nedeľa, Sln. nedelja, Cr. nedjelja, Bo. nedjelja, Sb. недеља, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя. The meaning ‘week’ (тыдзень) is attested in R. неделя, Cz. týden, neděle, Bo. nedjelja, sedmica, Sb. недеља, седмица, Mk. недела. | map |
| нядзеля | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| пакой | is a complete false friend for about 28.0 million native speakers of Kashubian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian. | map |
| пакой | The Belarusian meaning ‘room’ is shared by R. покой (arch.), комната, Pol. pokój, Cz. pokoj. The meaning ‘quiet’ (спакой) is attested in R. покой, Ka. pòkùj, Cz. pokoj, Slk. pokoj, Sln. pokoj, Sb. покој, Mk. покој, Bg. покой. The meaning ‘peace’ (мір) is attested in Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj. | map |
| пакой | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo., Bo.] | map |
| пара | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 295.5 million speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| пара | The Belarusian meaning ‘pair’ is shared by R. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para. The Belarusian meaning ‘a couple of, some’ is shared by R. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. parę. The Belarusian meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Cz. pára, Slk. para, Sln. para, Cr. para, Bo. para, Sb. пара, Mk. пара, Bg. пара. | map |
| пара | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| поўдзень | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 332.5 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 38.0 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian. | map |
| поўдзень | The Belarusian meaning ‘south’ is shared by Ukr. південь, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié. The Belarusian meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Cz. poledne, Slk. poludnie, Sln. poldan, Cr. podne, Bo. podne, Sb. подне, Mk. пладне, Bg. пладне. | map |
| поўдзень | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| поўнач | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 295.5 million speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| поўнач | The Belarusian meaning ‘north’ is shared by Ukr. північ, Pol. północ. The Belarusian meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Cz. půlnoc, Slk. polnoc, Sln. polnoč, Cr. ponoć, Bo. ponoć, Sb. поноћ, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ. | map |
| поўнач | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| проста | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 295.5 million speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish. | map |
| проста | The Belarusian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Cz. prostě, Slk. proste, Sln. prosto, Cr. prosto, Bo. prosto, Sb. просто, Mk. просто, Bg. просто. The Belarusian meaning ‘straight on’ (проста, прамо, наўпрост) is shared by Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto. | map |
| проста | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| радзіна | is a complete false friend for about 112.5 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian. | map |
| радзіна | The Belarusian meaning ‘motherland, home region’ is shared by R. родина, Bg. родина. The meaning ‘family’ (сям&#146;я) is attested in Ukr. родина, Pol. rodzina, Cz. rodina, Slk. rodina. The meaning ‘relations’ (роднасць, сваяцкасць) is attested in Sln. rodbina, Cr. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Sb. родбина, Mk. родбина. | map |
| радзіна | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| расейскі | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| расейскі | The Belarusian meaning ‘Russian (of the people or the language)’ (расейскі, рускі) is shared by Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski. The Belarusian meaning ‘Russian (of the country or the state)’ (расейскі, рускі) is shared by R. российский, Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski. | map |
| расейскі | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рускі | does not have all its Belarusian meanings in the mother tongue of about 342.5 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| рускі | The Belarusian meaning ‘Russian’ (рускі, расейскі) is shared by R. русский, Cr. ruski, Bo. ruski, Sb. руски. The Belarusian meaning ‘Ruthenian, East Slavic’ (рускі, усходнеславянскі) is shared by Ukr. руський, Pol. ruski. | map |
| рускі | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рэч | is a complete false friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 77 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian. | map |
| рэч | The Belarusian meaning ‘matter’ is shared by Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz, Sln. reč. The meaning ‘word’ (слова) is attested in Cr. riječ, Bo. riječ, Sb. реч. The meaning ‘speech’ (мова) is attested in R. речь, Cz. řeč, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч. | map |
| рэч | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| славенскі | is a complete false friend for about 28 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 342.6 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian. | map |
| славенскі | The Belarusian meaning ‘Slovenian’ is shared by R. словенский, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Sln. slovenski, Cr. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски. The meaning ‘Slovak’ (славацкі) is attested in Cz. slovenský, Slk. slovenský. The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (славянскі) is attested in Sb. словенски, Mk. словенски. | map |
| славенскі | [NB: Information complete.] | map |
| слова | is a complete false friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 349 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| слова | The Belarusian meaning ‘word’ is shared by R. слово, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. The meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ (літара) is attested in Cr. slovo, Bo. slovo, Sb. слово. The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (развітанне) is attested in Sln. slovo. | map |
| слова | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| сталіца | is a complete false friend for about 37.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 333.0 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Bulgarian. | map |
| сталіца | The Belarusian meaning ‘capital’ is shared by R. столица, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица. The meaning ‘chair’ (крэсла) is attested in Cz. stolice, Slk. stolica, Cr. stolica, Bo. stolica, Sb. столица, Mk. столица. The meaning ‘professorship’ (кафедра) is attested in Sln. stolica. | map |
| сталіца | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| сто | has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 353 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| сто | The Belarusian meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Cz. sto, Slk. sto, Sln. sto, Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто, Mk. сто, Bg. сто. The meaning ‘table’ (стол) is attested in Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. | map |
| сто | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| стол | is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 358.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. | map |
| стол | The Belarusian meaning ‘table’ is shared by R. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl, Slk. stôl, Cr. stol, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. The meaning ‘chair’ (крэсла) is attested in Sln. stol, Mk. стол, Bg. стол. The meaning ‘canteen’ (сталоўка, сталовая) is attested in Bg. стол. | map |
| стол | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| студзень | is a complete false friend for about 256 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| студзень | The Belarusian meaning ‘January’ is unique. The meaning ‘November’ (лістапад) is attested in Cr. studeni. The meaning ‘jelly’ (квашаніна, халадзец) is attested in R. студень. | map |
| студзень | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| чайка | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. | map |
| чайка | The Belarusian meaning ‘seagull’ is shared by R. чайка. The meaning ‘peewit, lapwing’ (каня) is attested in Pol. czajka, Cz. čejka. | map |
| чайка | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| час | is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 93 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian. | map |
| час | The Belarusian meaning ‘time’ is shared by Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Cz. čas, Slk. čas, Sln. čas. The meaning ‘hour’ (гадзіна) is attested in R. час, Bo. čas, Sb. час, Mk. час, Bg. час. | map |
| час | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| чэрвень | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| чэрвень | The Belarusian meaning ‘June’ is shared by Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec. The meaning ‘July’ (ліпень) is attested in Cz. červenec. | map |
| чэрвень | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| шына | is a complete false friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. | map |
| шына | The Belarusian meaning ‘tyre’ is shared by R. шина, Ukr. шина, Bg. шина. The meaning ‘rail’ (рэйка) is attested in Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Cr. šina, Bo. šina, Sb. шина, Mk. шина. | map |
| шына | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like Cr. šuma, Bo. šuma, Sb. шума, Mk. шума, Bg. шума. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like Ka. rujan, Cz. říjen, Cr. rujan. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like Pol. doba, Cz. doba, Slk. doba, Sln. doba, Cr. doba, Bo. doba, Sb. доба, Bg. доба. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. тыква, Cz. tykev, Sln. tikva, Cr. tikva, Bo. tikva, Sb. тиква, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. вещь, Pol. wiec, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Sln. več, Cr. već, Bo. već, Sb. већ, Bg. вещ. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. стул, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. вредный, Pol. wredny, Sln. vreden, Cr. vrijedan, Bo. vrijedan, Sb. вредан, Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. памятник, Ukr. пам&#146;ятник, Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. pamiãtnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. вещь, Pol. wieść, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Sln. vešč, Cr. vješt, Bo. vješt, Sb. вешт, Mk. вешт, Bg. вещ. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. страна, Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна, Bg. страна. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. овощи, Ukr. овочі, Pol. owoce, Cz. ovoce, Slk. ovocie, Cr. voće, Bo. voće, Sb. воће. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. мрак, Cz. mrak, Slk. mrak, Cr. mrak, Bo. mrak, Sb. мрак. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. охотник, Ukr. охочий, Pol. ochotnik. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. существовать, Cr. suučestvovati, Bg. съществувам. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like R. цветень, Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień, Cz. květen. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Cz. srpen, Sln. srpen (mali, veliki), Cr. srpanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Belarusian word like Ukr. лікарня, Cz. lékárna, Slk. lekáreň, Sln. lekarna. | map |
* More Belarusian-Slavonic false friends:
* Валентина А. Выхото. Немецко-русско-белорусский словарь: омонимия, паронимия, полисемия. Минск 2002.
* Валянціна А. Выхота. Беларуска-рускі слоўнік: міжмоўныя амонімы, паронімы і полісемія. Мінск 2004. ISBN 985-6730-48-1.
* Степан Митрофанович Грабчиков. Межъязыковые омонимы и паронимы: Опыт словаря русско-белорусских омонимов и паронимов. Минск 1980.
* For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.
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