# False Friends of the Slavist/Serbian
## Српски језик (Serbian)

| баба | has additional meanings in the language of about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 294 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. | map |
| баба | The Serbian meaning ‘grandmother’ (баба, бака) is shared by Bo. baba, baka. The Serbian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by R. баба, Pol. baba, Cr. baba, Bo. baba. The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (женска) is attested in R. баба, Pol. baba. | map |
| баба | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| банка | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| банка | The Serbian meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ is shared by Sln. banka, Cr. banka, Bo. banka. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (кутија) is attested in R. банка. The meaning ‘container, can’ (канта) is attested in Pol. bańka. | map |
| банка | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| белина | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech. | map |
| белина | The Serbian meaning ‘whiteness’ is shared by R. белизна, Ukr. білизна, Cr. bjelina, Bo. bjelina, Mk. белина, Bg. белина. The meaning ‘linen, laundry’ (рубље, веш) is attested in Blr. бялізна, Ukr. білизна, Pol. bielizna. | map |
| белина | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| боље | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| боље | The Serbian meaning ‘better’ is shared by Sln. bolje, Cr. bolje, Bo. bolje. The meaning ‘more’ (више) is attested in R. более. | map |
| боље | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| брак | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian. | map |
| брак | The Serbian meaning ‘marriage’ is shared by R. брак, Cr. brak, Bo. brak, Mk. брак, Bg. брак. The meaning ‘defect, flaw’ (мана) is attested in R. брак, Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. The meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ (олош, дефицитна роба) is attested in R. брак, Ukr. брак, Pol. brak, Bg. брак. The meaning ‘lack, want, shortage’ (недостатак) is attested in Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. | map |
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| брз | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| брз | The Serbian meaning ‘quick, fast (adj.)’ is shared by Cr. brz, Bo. brz. The meaning ‘soon (adv.)’ (скоро) is attested in Cz. brzy. | map |
| брз | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| век | has additional meanings in the language of about 310 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| век | The Serbian meaning ‘century’ is shared by R. век, столетие, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Cr. vijek, Bo. vijek, Mk. век, Bg. век. The meaning ‘age (of a person)’ (доб) is attested in Pol. wiek, Cz. věk. The meaning ‘age, epoch’ (доба, епоха) is attested in R. век, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Mk. век, Bg. век. | map |
| век | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| већ | is a complete false friend for about 314 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian. | map |
| већ | The Serbian meaning ‘already’ is shared by Cr. već, Bo. već. The meaning ‘matter, thing’ (ствар) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘assembly’ (скуп, збор) is attested in Pol. wiec. The meaning ‘more’ (више) is attested in Sln. več. | map |
| већ | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| вешт | is a complete false friend for about 312 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. | map |
| вешт | The Serbian meaning ‘clever’ is shared by Sln. vešč, Cr. vješt, Bo. vješt, Mk. вешт. The meaning ‘matter’ (ствар) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘message’ (вест) is attested in Pol. wieść. | map |
| вешт | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| видети | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| видети | The Serbian meaning ‘to see impf.’ is shared by R. видеть, Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti. The Serbian meaning ‘to see, to behold pf.’ is shared by Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti. The Serbian meaning ‘to watch pf.’ is shared by Cr. vidjeti, Bo. vidjeti. | map |
| видети | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| воће | is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 61.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovenian, Bulgarian. | map |
| воће | The Serbian meaning ‘fruits’ is shared by Pol. owoce, Cz. ovoce, Slk. ovocie, Cr. voće, Bo. voće, М. овошје. The meaning ‘vegetables’ (поврће) is attested in R. овощи, Ukr. овочі. | map |
| воће | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| враг | is a complete false friend for about 357 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| враг | The Serbian meaning ‘devil, demon’ is shared by Sln. vrag, Cr. vrag, Bo. vrag, Mk. враг. The meaning ‘enemy’ (непријатељ) is attested in R. враг, Blr. вораг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг. The meaning ‘murderer’ (убица) is attested in Cz. vrah, Slk. vrah. The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (лукавац, превијанац) is attested in Mk. враг. | map |
| враг | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| вредан | is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| вредан | The Serbian meaning ‘precious’ is shared by Sln. vreden, Cr. vrijedan, Bo. vrijedan. The meaning ‘harmful’ (штетан) is attested in R. вредный, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘able, clever’ (вешт, ваљан, марљив) is attested in Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘nasty, repulsive’ (гадан, одвратан) is attested in Pol. wredny. The meaning ‘insidious, deceitful’ (химбен, лажан) is attested in Pol. wredny. | map |
| вредан | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| време | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 252 million speakers of Russian, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| време | The Serbian meaning ‘time’ is shared by R. время, Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme. The Serbian meaning ‘weather’ is shared by Sln. vreme, Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme. | map |
| време | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| говор | is a complete false friend for about 333 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| говор | The Serbian meaning ‘speech’ is shared by Cr. govor, Bo. govor, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘dialect’ (дијалект) is attested in R. говор, Blr. гаворка, Ukr. говір, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘talking’ (говоркање) is attested in R. говор, Blr. гаворка. The meaning ‘noise’ (бука) is attested in Pol. gwar. | map |
| говор | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| година | is a complete false friend for about 349 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| година | The Serbian meaning ‘year’ is shared by Cr. godina, Bo. godina, Mk. година, Bg. година. The meaning ‘hour’ (час) is attested in Blr. гадзіна, Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Cz. hodina, Slk. hodina. The meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ (време, час) is attested in R. година, Blr. гадзіна, час, Ukr. година, час, Pol. godzina, czas, Cz. hodina, čas, Slk. hodina, čas. | map |
| година | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| гора | 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 352.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian; | map |
| гора | The Serbian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора, Blr. гара, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Cz. hora, Slk. hora, Sln. gora, Cr. gora, Bo. gora, Mk. гора. The meaning ‘forest’ (шума) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора. | map |
| гора | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| град | is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Czech, Slovenian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| град | The Serbian meaning ‘town’ is shared by R. град (arch.), город, Cr. grad, Bo. grad. The Serbian meaning ‘hail’ is shared by R. град, Pol. grad, Cr. grad, Bo. grad. The meaning ‘fortress’ (тврђава, утврђење) is attested in Cz. hrad, Sln. grad. | map |
| град | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| грудаст | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| грудаст | The Serbian meaning ‘granular’ is shared by Cr. grudast, Bo. grudast. The meaning ‘big-breasted’ (са великама грудима) is attested in R. грудастая. | map |
| грудаст | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дворац | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 275.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak. | map |
| дворац | The Serbian meaning ‘palace’ is shared by R. дворец, Blr. дварэц, Cr. dvorac, Bo. dvorac, Mk. дворец, Bg. дворец. The meaning ‘railway station’ (станица) is attested in Ukr. двірець, Pol. dworzec. | map |
| дворац | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] | map |
| дева | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 257.5 million speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| дева | The Serbian meaning ‘maiden’ is shared by R. дева. The Serbian meaning ‘camel’ is shared by Cr. deva, Bo. deva. | map |
| дева | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| дете | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| дете | The Serbian meaning ‘child’ is shared by Cz. dítě, Cr. dijete, Bo. dijete. The meaning ‘baby’ (беба, младунче, одојче) is attested in Sln. dete. | map |
| дете | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| диван | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 275.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; Bulgarian. does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian. | map |
| диван | The Serbian meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by R. диван, Cz. divan, Slk. diván, Sln. divan, Cr. divan, Bo. divan, Bg. диван. The meaning ‘carpet’ (ћилим) is attested in Blr. дыван, Pol. dywan. | map |
| диван | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| диња | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 298.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian. | map |
| диња | The Serbian meaning ‘sweet melon’ is shared by R. дыня, Ukr. диня, Sln. dinja, Cr. dinja, Bo. dinja, Mk. диња. The meaning ‘watermelon’ (лубеница) is attested in Bg. диня. The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (тиква) is attested in Pol. dynia. | map |
| диња | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] | map |
| доб | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| доб | The Serbian meaning ‘age’ is shared by Cr. dob, Bo. dob. The meaning ‘oak tree’ (храст, дуб) is attested in Sln. dob. | map |
| доб | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| доба | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgar-ian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian. | map |
| доба | The Serbian meaning ‘time, era, period’ is shared by Cz. doba, Slk. doba, Sln. doba, Cr. doba, Bo. doba, Bg. доба. The meaning ‘day (24 hours)’ (дан (24 часа)) is attested in Pol. doba. The meaning ‘time, duration’ (трајање) is attested in Cz. doba, Slk. doba. | map |
| доба | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| додатни | is a complete false friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian. | map |
| додатни | The Serbian meaning ‘additional’ is shared by Cr. dodatni, Bo. dodatni. The meaning ‘positive’ (позитиван) is attested in Blr. дадатны, Ukr. додатний, Pol. dodatni. | map |
| додатни | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| дојити | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| дојити | The Serbian meaning ‘to breast-feed’ is shared by Cr. dojiti, Bo. dojiti. The Serbian meaning ‘to suckle’ is shared by Cr. dojiti, Bo. dojiti. The meaning ‘to milk’ (мусти) is attested in R. доить. | map |
| дојити | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| Дунај | is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 321.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| Дунај | The Serbian meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by R. Дунай, Pol. Dunaj, Cz. Dunaj, Slk. Dunaj, Cr. Dunaj, Bo. Dunaj, Mk. Дунав, Bg. Дунав. The meaning ‘Vienna’ (Беч) is attested in Sln. Dunaj. | map |
| Дунај | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| жена | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 333 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| жена | The Serbian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Ukr. жінка, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, ženska, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. The Serbian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена, Blr. жонка, Pol. żona, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. | map |
| жена | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| живот | is a complete false friend for about 39 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 296 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| живот | The Serbian meaning ‘life’ is shared by R. живот (arch.), жизнь, Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Cz. život, Slk. život, Cr. život, Bo. život, Mk. живот, Bg. живот. The meaning ‘belly, body’ (трбух) is attested in R. живот, Blr. жывот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot, Sln. život. | map |
| живот | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| жито | is a complete false friend for about 99 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 259.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| жито | The Serbian meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ is shared by R. жито, Sln. žito, Cr. žito, Bo. žito. The meaning ‘rye’ (раж) is attested in Ukr. жито, Pol. żyto, Cz. žito, Slk. žito, raž. The meaning ‘wheat’ (пшеница) is attested in Slk. pšenica, žito, Bg. жито. | map |
| жито | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| завод | is a complete false friend for about 306 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| завод | The Serbian meaning ‘institute’ is shared by Sln. zavod, Cr. zavod, Bo. zavod, Mk. завод. The meaning ‘contest’ (утакмица) is attested in Cz. závod. The meaning ‘factory, works’ (творница) is attested in R. завод, Cz. závod, Mk. завод, Bg. завод. The meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ (професија) is attested in Pol. zawód. The meaning ‘disappointment’ (разочарење) is attested in Pol. zawód. | map |
| завод | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| заход | is a complete false friend for about 292 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 23.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| заход | The Serbian meaning ‘toilet’ is shared by Cz. záchod, Slk. záchod, Cr. zahod, Bo. zahod. The meaning ‘west’ (запад) is attested in Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod. The meaning ‘sunset’ (залазак) is attested in R. заход, Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod, Mk. заод. The meaning ‘trouble, effort’ (мука, труд) is attested in Pol. zachód. | map |
| заход | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| зрак | is a complete false friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian; is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| зрак | The Serbian meaning ‘ray, beam’ is shared by Mk. зрак. The meaning ‘air’ (ваздух) is attested in Sln. zrak, Cr. zrak, Bo. zrak. The meaning ‘eyesight’ (вид) is attested in Blr. зрок, Cz. zrak, Slk. zrak. | map |
| зрак | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| играти | has additional meanings in the language of about 361 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 319 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. | map |
| играти | The Serbian meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Cr. igrati, Bo. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Serbian meaning ‘to dance’ is shared by Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ (глумити) is attested in R. играть, Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The meaning ‘to play (music)’ (свирати) is attested in R. играть, Blr. іграць, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati. | map |
| играти | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| искуство | is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| искуство | The Serbian meaning ‘experience’ is shared by Cr. iskustvo, Bo. iskustvo. The meaning ‘art’ (уметност) is attested in R. искусство, Bg. изкуство. The meaning ‘skill’ (умешност) is attested in R. искусство. | map |
| искуство | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| јагода | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 18 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| јагода | The Serbian meaning ‘strawberry’ is shared by Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda, Cr. jagoda, Bo. jagoda, Mk. јагода, Bg. ягода. The meaning ‘berry’ (боба) is attested in R. ягода, Pol. jagoda, Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda. | map |
| јагода | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| је | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. | map |
| је | The Serbian meaning ‘is’ is shared by Cr. je, Bo. je. The meaning ‘eats’ (једе) is attested in Pol. je. | map |
| је | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| јутро | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| јутро | The Serbian meaning ‘morning’ is shared by R. утро, Cr. jutro, Bo. jutro. The meaning ‘tomorrow’ (сутра) is attested in Pol. jutro. | map |
| јутро | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| кал | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| кал | The Serbian meaning ‘dirt, mud’ is shared by Cr. kal, Bo. kal. The meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ (изметине) is attested in R. кал. | map |
| кал | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| кнез | is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 302.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| кнез | The Serbian meaning ‘prince, duke’ is shared by R. князь, Blr. князь, Ukr. князь, Cr. knez, Bo. knez. The meaning ‘priest’ (свештеник, поп) is attested in Pol. ksiądz, Cz. kněz. | map |
| кнез | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| ковчег | is a complete false friend for about 252 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 15.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 6 million speakers of Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Czech, Slovak. | map |
| ковчег | The Serbian meaning ‘coffin’ is shared by Bo. kovčeg, Bg. ковчег. The Serbian meaning ‘trunk, box, chest’ is shared by Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘suitcase’ (кофер) is attested in Sln. kovček, Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg. The meaning ‘(Noah&#146;s) Ark’ (заветни ковчег) is attested in R. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. | map |
| ковчег | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| кола | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 288 million speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| кола | The Serbian meaning ‘wheels’ is shared by R. колёса, Pol. koła, Cr. kola, Bo. kola. The Serbian meaning ‘car, cart’ is shared by Cr. kola, Bo. kola. The Serbian meaning ‘motorcar’ is shared by Cr. kola, Bo. kola. | map |
| кола | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| колонија | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| колонија | The Serbian meaning ‘colony’ is shared by R. колония, Pol. kolonia, Cr. kolonija, Bo. kolonija. The meaning ‘Cologne’ (Келн) is attested in Pol. Kolonia. | map |
| колонија | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| кор | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. | map |
| кор | The Serbian meaning ‘corps’ is shared by Cr. kor, Bo. kor. The meaning ‘choir’ (хор) is attested in Cr. kor. | map |
| кор | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| корица | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| корица | The Serbian meaning ‘crust’ is shared by Cr. korica, Bo. korica. The meaning ‘cinnamon’ (цимет) is attested in R. корица. | map |
| корица | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| крај | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 276 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgar-ian. | map |
| крај | The Serbian meaning ‘edge’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Bg. край. The Serbian meaning ‘end’ is shared by Ukr. край, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The Serbian meaning ‘region’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The meaning ‘country’ (земља, држава) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj. | map |
| крај | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| лекарство | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| лекарство | The Serbian meaning ‘medical science’ is shared by Cr. ljekarstvo, Bo. ljekarstvo. The meaning ‘medicament’ (лек) is attested in R. лекарство. | map |
| лекарство | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лен | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| лен | The Serbian meaning ‘lazy’ is shared by Cr. lijen, Bo. lijen. The meaning ‘laziness’ (леност) is attested in R. лень. The meaning ‘idler, do-nothing’ (ленштина) is attested in Pol. leń. | map |
| лен | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лепше | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. | map |
| лепше | The Serbian meaning ‘more beautiful’ is shared by Cr. ljepše, Bo. ljepše. The meaning ‘better’ (боље) is attested in Pol. lepiej. | map |
| лепше | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лето | 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 62.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| лето | The Serbian meaning ‘summer’ is shared by R. лето, Blr. лета, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Cz. léto, Slk. leto, Cr. ljeto, Bo. ljeto, Mk. лето, Bg. лято. The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (година) is attested in Sln. leto. The meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (година (30 година)) is attested in R. лето (30 лет), Pol. lato (30 lat), Cz. léto (30 lét), Slk. leto (30 let), Sln. leto (30 let). | map |
| лето | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| лист | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 51.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Slovak; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 50,000 speakers of Kashubian; is a true friend for about 279.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| лист | The Serbian meaning ‘sheet of paper’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, аркуш, Ukr. лист, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The Serbian meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The meaning ‘letter’ (писмо) is attested in Blr. ліст, пісьмо, Ukr. лист, Pol. list, Ka. lëst, Slk. list. | map |
| лист | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| листопад | is a complete false friend for about 55,000 native speakers of Upper Sorbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 101 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak, Bosnian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian. | map |
| листопад | The Serbian meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад, Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Cz. listopad, Slk. listopad, Sln. listopad, Cr. listopad, Bo. listopad, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад. The meaning ‘October’ (октобар) is attested in Cr. listopad. The meaning ‘November’ (новембар) is attested in Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Cz. listopad, Sln. listopad. | map |
| листопад | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.] | map |
| лице | has additional meanings in the language of about 40 million native speakers of Polish, Slovenian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 46 million speakers of Polish, Slovenian, Croatian; is a true friend for about 251.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian. | map |
| лице | The Serbian meaning ‘face’ is shared by R. лицо, Pol. lico, Sln. lice, Cr. lice, Bo. lice. The Serbian meaning ‘person’ (лице, особа) is shared by R. лицо, Bo. lice, osoba. The meaning ‘cheek’ (образ) is attested in Pol. lico, Sln. lice. | map |
| лице | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| луг | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| луг | The Serbian meaning ‘lye’ is shared by Pol. ług, Cr. lug, Bo. lug. The meaning ‘meadow’ (ливада) is attested in R. луг. | map |
| луг | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лук | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| лук | The Serbian meaning ‘onion’ is shared by R. лук, Cr. luk, Bo. luk. The Serbian meaning ‘bow (weapon)’ is shared by R. лук, Pol. łuk, Cr. luk, Bo. luk. | map |
| лук | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лука | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| лука | The Serbian meaning ‘port’ is shared by Cr. luka, Bo. luka. The meaning ‘hatch’ (прозорчић) is attested in Pol. luka. | map |
| лука | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| лула | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| лула | The Serbian meaning ‘tobacco pipe’ is shared by R. люлька (редко), трубка, Blr. люлька, Cr. lula, Bo. lula, Mk. луле, Bg. лула. The meaning ‘cradle’ (колевка) is attested in R. люлька. | map |
| лула | [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| љубити | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 325 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| љубити | The Serbian meaning ‘to love’ is shared by R. любить, Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti. The Serbian meaning ‘to like’ is shared by R. любить, Ukr. любити, Pol. lubić, Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti. The Serbian meaning ‘to kiss’ is shared by Cr. ljubiti, Bo. ljubiti. | map |
| љубити | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мајка | is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian; has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian. | map |
| мајка | The Serbian meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Cr. majka, Bo. majka, Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘gym shirt’ (мајица) is attested in R. майка, Blr. майка. The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (женка, мајка (животиња)) is attested in Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (матица) is attested in Bg. майка. | map |
| мајка | [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 358.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| маса | The Serbian meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса, Blr. маса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Cz. masa, Slk. masa, Sln. masa, Cr. masa, Bo. masa, Mk. маса, Bg. маса. The meaning ‘table’ (сто) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса. | map |
| маса | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| машина | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 288 million speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| машина | The Serbian meaning ‘machine’ is shared by R. машина, мотор, Pol. maszyna, Cr. mašina, Bo. mašina. The Serbian meaning ‘locomotion’ is shared by Cr. mašina, Bo. mašina. The meaning ‘car’ (ауто) is attested in R. машина, автомобиль. | map |
| машина | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| месни | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| месни | The Serbian meaning ‘local’ is shared by R. местный, Cr. mesni, Bo. mesni. The Serbian meaning ‘of meat’ is shared by Cr. mesni, Bo. mesni. | map |
| месни | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| меч | is a complete false friend for about 313 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| меч | The Serbian meaning ‘match, game’ is shared by Pol. mecz, Cr. meč, Bo. meč, Mk. меч. The meaning ‘sword’ (мач) is attested in R. меч, Blr. меч, Ukr. меч, Cz. meč, Mk. меч, Bg. меч. | map |
| меч | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] | map |
| мир | has additional meanings in the language of about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| мир | The Serbian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by R. мир, Pol. mir (arch.), pokój, zgoda, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Cr. mir, Bo. mir. The Serbian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by R. мир, покой, Pol. mir (arch.), spokój, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Cr. mir, Bo. mir. The meaning ‘world’ (свет) is attested in R. мир, свет. The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (сеоска општина) is attested in R. мир, Cz. mír, občina. The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (углед, поштовање) is attested in Pol. mir. | map |
| мир | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| модар | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian. | map |
| модар | The Serbian meaning ‘dark blue (as a colour of face or body)’ is shared by Cr. modar. The meaning ‘light blue’ (светлоплав) is attested in Cr. modar. | map |
| модар | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мраз | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| мраз | The Serbian meaning ‘?’ is shared by Cr. mraz, Bo. mraz. The Serbian meaning ‘?’ is shared by Cr. mraz, Bo. mraz. The meaning ‘?’ (гад, замазанац) is attested in R. мразь. The meaning ‘?’ (фукара, измет) is attested in R. мразь. | map |
| мраз | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| мрак | is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. | map |
| мрак | The Serbian meaning ‘darkness’ is shared by M. мрак, R. мрак, Cr. mrak, Bo. mrak. The meaning ‘cloud’ (облак) is attested in Cz. mrak, Slk. mrak. | map |
| мрак | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., 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 303.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| муж | The Serbian meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж, Blr. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, Cr. muž, Bo. muž, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. The meaning ‘man’ (мушкарац) 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 |
| нагао | is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 39 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 95 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| нагао | The Serbian meaning ‘sudden’ is shared by Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны, Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Cz. náhlý, Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao. The Serbian meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ is shared by Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Mk. нагло. The meaning ‘naughty’ (безочан, безобразан) is attested in R. наглый, Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл. The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (брз, хитар) is attested in Sln. nagel. | map |
| нагао | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| недеља | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 355 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Macedonian. | map |
| недеља | The Serbian meaning ‘week’ (недеља, седмица) is shared by R. неделя, Cz. týden, neděle, Bo. nedjelja, sedmica, Mk. недела. The Serbian meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Blr. нядзеля, Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Cz. neděle, Slk. nedeľa, Sln. nedelja, Cr. nedjelja, Bo. nedjelja, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя. | map |
| недеља | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| образ | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| образ | The Serbian meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Bg. образ. The Serbian meaning ‘face’ is shared by Sln. obraz, Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘picture, painting’ (слика) is attested in R. образ, Pol. obraz, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘manner’ (начин) is attested in R. образ. | map |
| образ | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| памет | is a complete false friend for about 268 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| памет | The Serbian meaning ‘reason, intellect’ is shared by Cr. pamet, Bo. pamet. The meaning ‘memory’ (памћење) is attested in R. память, Cz. paměť, Bg. памет. The meaning ‘computer memory’ (меморија) is attested in R. память, Cz. paměť, Bg. памет. | map |
| памет | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk.] | map |
| папа | has additional meanings in the language of about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 325 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| папа | The Serbian meaning ‘the Pope’ is shared by R. папа римский, Cr. papa, Bo. papa. The Serbian meaning ‘bye-bye!’ (папа!) is shared by Ukr. папа!, Pol. papa!, Cr. papa!, Bo. papa!. The meaning ‘dad’ (тата) is attested in R. папа, Pol. papa. The meaning ‘cardboard, pasteboard’ (картон) is attested in Pol. papa. | map |
| папа | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пара | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 35.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| пара | The Serbian meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Cz. pára, Slk. para, Sln. para, Cr. para, Bo. para, Mk. пара, Bg. пара. The meaning ‘pair’ (пар) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para. The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (неколико) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. parę. | map |
| пара | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| Петроград | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| Петроград | The Serbian meaning ‘St. Petersburg (until 1914 and since 1991)’ is shared by Cz. Petrohrad, Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd. The Serbian meaning ‘Petrograd (1914-1924)’ is shared by R. Петроград, Cz. Petrohrad, Cr. Petrograd, Bo. Petrograd. | map |
| Петроград | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пивница | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. | map |
| пивница | The Serbian meaning ‘pub’ is shared by Cz. pivnice, Cr. pivnica, Bo. pivnica. The meaning ‘cellar’ (подрум, коноба) is attested in Pol. piwnica. | map |
| пивница | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| писати | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| писати | The Serbian meaning ‘to write’ is shared by Pol. pisać, Cr. pisati, Bo. pisati. The meaning ‘to påå’ (пишати) is attested in R. писать. | map |
| писати | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| писмо | has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 298 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| писмо | The Serbian meaning ‘letter’ is shared by R. письмо, Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo. The Serbian meaning ‘font, handwriting’ is shared by Pol. pismo, Cz. písmo, Cr. pismo, Bo. pismo. The meaning ‘document’ (спис) is attested in Pol. pismo. | map |
| писмо | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| плот | is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 57.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| плот | The Serbian meaning ‘fence’ is shared by Pol. płot, Cz. plot, Sln. plot, Cr. plot, Bo. plot, Mk. плот. The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (пут) is attested in R. плоть, Mk. плот, Bg. плът. | map |
| плот | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| поган | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| поган | The Serbian meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ is shared by Cr. pogan, Bo. pogan. The Serbian meaning ‘dirt, mud’ is shared by Cr. pogan, Bo. pogan. The meaning ‘rabble, riff-raff’ (фукара, измет) is attested in R. погань. | map |
| поган | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| под | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| под | The Serbian meaning ‘under’ is shared by R. под, Cr. pod, Bo. pod. The Serbian meaning ‘floor, ground’ is shared by Cr. pod, Bo. pod. | map |
| под | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| подне | is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 46.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian; is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| подне | The Serbian meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень, Blr. поўдзень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Cz. poledne, Slk. poludnie, Sln. poldan, Cr. podne, Bo. podne, Mk. пладне, Bg. пладне. The meaning ‘south’ (југ) is attested in Blr. поўдзень, Ukr. південь, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié. | map |
| подне | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| покој | is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 266.0 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian. | map |
| покој | The Serbian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by R. покой, Ka. pòkùj, Cz. pokoj, Slk. pokoj, Sln. pokoj, Mk. покој, Bg. покой. The meaning ‘room’ (соба) is attested in R. покой (arch.), комната, Blr. пакой, Pol. pokój, Cz. pokoj. The meaning ‘peace’ (мир) is attested in Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj. | map |
| покој | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo., Bo.] | map |
| понос | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| понос | The Serbian meaning ‘pride’ is shared by Sln. ponos, Cr. ponos, Bo. ponos. The meaning ‘diarrhoea’ (пролев) is attested in R. понос. | map |
| понос | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| поноћ | has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| поноћ | The Serbian meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь, Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Cz. půlnoc, Slk. polnoc, Sln. polnoč, Cr. ponoć, Bo. ponoć, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ. The meaning ‘north’ (север) is attested in Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ. | map |
| поноћ | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| право | is a complete false friend for about 349.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| право | The Serbian meaning ‘straight on’ is shared by Cr. pravo, Bo. pravo, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право. The meaning ‘to the right’ (десно) is attested in R. направо, Blr. направа, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, w prawą, Cz. napravo, Slk. napravo. | map |
| право | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| простак | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| простак | The Serbian meaning ‘lout, ruffian’ is shared by Cr. prostak, Bo. prostak. The meaning ‘fool, stupid’ (глупак) is attested in R. простак. | map |
| простак | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| просто | has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 285.5 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. | map |
| просто | The Serbian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто, Blr. проста, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Cz. prostě, Slk. proste, Sln. prosto, Cr. prosto, Bo. prosto, Mk. просто, Bg. просто. The meaning ‘straight on’ (право) is attested in Blr. проста, прамо, наўпрост, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto. | map |
| просто | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| професор | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 287 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| професор | The Serbian meaning ‘professor’ is shared by R. профессор, Ukr. професор, Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor. The Serbian meaning ‘university teacher’ is shared by Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor. The Serbian meaning ‘secondary school teacher ’ is shared by Cr. profesor, Bo. profesor. | map |
| професор | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| пушка | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| пушка | The Serbian meaning ‘rifle’ is shared by Sln. puška, Cr. puška, Bo. puška. The meaning ‘canon’ (топ) is attested in R. пушка. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (кутија) is attested in Pol. puszka. | map |
| пушка | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| разред | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian. | map |
| разред | The Serbian meaning ‘form, grade, class (at school)’ is shared by Cr. razred. The meaning ‘class (in a train, in society, in biology)’ (класа) is attested in Cr. razred. | map |
| разред | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рано | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| рано | The Serbian meaning ‘early’ is shared by R. рано, Cr. rano, Bo. rano. The meaning ‘in the morning’ (ујутро) is attested in Pol. rano. The meaning ‘morning’ (јутро) is attested in Pol. rano. | map |
| рано | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| рестаурација | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian. | map |
| рестаурација | The Serbian meaning ‘restoration’ is shared by Cr. restauracija. The meaning ‘restaurant’ (ресторан) is attested in Cr. restauracija. | map |
| рестаурација | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| реч | is a complete false friend for about 361 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| реч | The Serbian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Cr. riječ, Bo. riječ. The meaning ‘speech’ (говор) is attested in R. речь, Cz. řeč, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч. The meaning ‘matter’ (ствар) is attested in Blr. рэч, Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz, Sln. reč. | map |
| реч | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| родбина | is a complete false friend for about 357 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian. | map |
| родбина | The Serbian meaning ‘relations’ is shared by Sln. rodbina, Cr. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Mk. родбина. The meaning ‘family’ (породица) is attested in Ukr. родина, Pol. rodzina, Cz. rodina, Slk. rodina. The meaning ‘motherland, home region’ (домовина) is attested in R. родина, Blr. радзіна, Bg. родина. | map |
| родбина | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| рок | is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| рок | The Serbian meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ is shared by Sln. rok, Cr. rok, Bo. rok, Mk. рок. The meaning ‘year’ (година) is attested in Pol. rok, Cz. rok. The meaning ‘destiny, fate’ (удес, коб) is attested in R. рок. | map |
| рок | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| рус | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| рус | The Serbian meaning ‘sandy, red’ is shared by Sln. rus, Cr. rus, Bo. rus. The meaning ‘blond, fair’ (тамноплав) is attested in R. русый. | map |
| рус | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| руски | is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; is a true friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| руски | The Serbian meaning ‘Russian’ is shared by R. русский, Blr. рускі, расейскі, Cr. ruski, Bo. ruski. The meaning ‘Ruthenian, East Slavic’ (источнословенски) is attested in Blr. рускі, усходнеславянскі, Ukr. руський, Pol. ruski. | map |
| руски | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сад | is a complete false friend for about 306 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. | map |
| сад | The Serbian meaning ‘now’ is shared by Cr. sad, Bo. sad. The meaning ‘garden’ (врт, башта) is attested in R. сад, Cz. sad, Slk. sad. The meaning ‘orchard’ (воћњак) is attested in Pol. sad. The meaning ‘fruit’ (плод) is attested in Sln. sad. | map |
| сад | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] | map |
| свет | has additional meanings in the language of about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 305.5 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| свет | The Serbian meaning ‘world’ is shared by R. свет, мир, Pol. świat, Cz. svět. The Serbian meaning ‘council’ is shared by Cr. svjet, savjet, Bo. svjet, savjet. The meaning ‘very far/long’ (врло далеко/дуго) is attested in Pol. świat. The meaning ‘light’ (светло) is attested in R. свет. | map |
| свет | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сињи | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| сињи | The Serbian meaning ‘grey-blue, greyish’ is shared by Cr. sinji, Bo. sinji. The meaning ‘dark blue’ (тамноplav) is attested in R. синий. | map |
| сињи | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| склад | is a complete false friend for about 325 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| склад | The Serbian meaning ‘harmony’ is shared by Cr. sklad, Bo. sklad. The meaning ‘storehouse’ (складиште) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. The meaning ‘shop, store’ (дућан) is attested in Pol. skład. The meaning ‘composition’ (састав) is attested in Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. The meaning ‘turn, habit, mentality’ (врста, карактер) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад. The meaning ‘body, constitution’ (грађа тела, раст) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад. The meaning ‘syllable’ (слог) is attested in R. склад (устар.), слог, Ukr. склад. | map |
| склад | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| склањати | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. | map |
| склањати | The Serbian meaning ‘to hide; to clear away, to remove’ is shared by Cr. sklanjati, Bo. sklanjati. The meaning ‘to decline (grammar)’ (деклиновати) is attested in Cr. sklanjati. | map |
| склањати | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| словенски | is a complete false friend for about 366.6 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian. | map |
| словенски | The Serbian meaning ‘Slavonic’ is shared by Mk. словенски. The meaning ‘Slovak’ (словачки) is attested in Cz. slovenský, Slk. slovenský. The meaning ‘Slovenian’ (словеначки) is attested in R. словенский, Blr. славенскі, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Sln. slovenski, Cr. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски. | map |
| словенски | [NB: Information complete.] | map |
| слово | is a complete false friend for about 359 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. | map |
| слово | The Serbian meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ is shared by Cr. slovo, Bo. slovo. The meaning ‘word’ (реч) is attested in R. слово, Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (опроштај) is attested in Sln. slovo. | map |
| слово | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| слушати | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| слушати | The Serbian meaning ‘to listen’ is shared by R. слушать, Cr. slušati, Bo. slušati. The Serbian meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by Cr. slušati, Bo. slušati. | map |
| слушати | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| спрезати | has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. | map |
| спрезати | The Serbian meaning ‘to put (horses) to (a coach), to harness’ is shared by Cr. sprezati, Bo. sprezati. The meaning ‘to conjugate’ (конјугирати) is attested in Cr. sprezati. | map |
| спрезати | [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| сто | is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 356.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| сто | The Serbian meaning ‘table’ is shared by R. стол, Blr. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl, Slk. stôl, Cr. stol, Bo. sto. The meaning ‘chair’ (столица) is attested in Sln. stol, Mk. стол, Bg. стол. The meaning ‘canteen’ (кантина) is attested in Bg. стол. | map |
| сто | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| сто | does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 361 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| сто | The Serbian meaning ‘table’ is shared by Cr. sto, Bo. sto. The Serbian meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто, Blr. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Cz. sto, Slk. sto, Sln. sto, Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Mk. сто, Bg. сто. | map |
| сто | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| столица | is a complete false friend for about 343.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian. | map |
| столица | The Serbian meaning ‘chair’ is shared by Cz. stolice, Slk. stolica, Cr. stolica, Bo. stolica, Mk. столица. The meaning ‘capital’ (престолница) is attested in R. столица, Blr. сталіца, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица. The meaning ‘professorship’ (катедра) is attested in Sln. stolica. | map |
| столица | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| страна | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 24 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 83.0 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian. | map |
| страна | The Serbian meaning ‘side’ is shared by Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Mk. страна, Bg. страна. The Serbian meaning ‘page’ is shared by Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Mk. страна. The meaning ‘country’ (земља) is attested in R. страна, Bg. страна. The meaning ‘cheek’ (образ) is attested in Bg. страна. The meaning ‘political party’ (партија, странка) is attested in Cz. strana, Slk. strana. | map |
| страна | {{{6}}} | map |
| сутра | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. | map |
| сутра | The Serbian meaning ‘tomorrow’ is shared by Cr. sutra, Bo. sutra. The meaning ‘in the morning’ (ујутро) is attested in R. с утра. | map |
| сутра | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| тиква | is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 269.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. | map |
| тиква | The Serbian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by R. тыква, Sln. tikva, Cr. tikva, Bo. tikva, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква. The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (диња) is attested in Cz. tykev. | map |
| тиква | [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] | map |
| трудан | is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| трудан | The Serbian meaning ‘tired’ (трудан (arch.), уморан) is shared by Sln. truden, Cr. trudan (arch.), umoran , Bo. trudan (arch.), umoran. The Serbian meaning ‘pregnant’ (трудна) is shared by Cr. trudna, Bo. trudna, Bg. трудна (arch.), бременна. The meaning ‘hard’ (тежак) is attested in R. трудный, Pol. trudny, Bg. труден. | map |
| трудан | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| труп | is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| труп | The Serbian meaning ‘trunk, body’ is shared by Cr. trup, Bo. trup. The Serbian meaning ‘trunk (of a tree)’ is shared by Cr. trup, Bo. trup. The Serbian meaning ‘carcass (of an animal)’ is shared by R. труп, Cr. trup, Bo. trup. The meaning ‘dead body’ (леш, мртвац) is attested in R. труп, Pol. trup. | map |
| труп | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| хлад | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Serbian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| хлад | The Serbian meaning ‘coolness’ is shared by Sln. hlad, Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad. The Serbian meaning ‘shadow’ is shared by Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad. The meaning ‘cold(ness)’ (хладноћа, студен, зима) is attested in R. холод. | map |
| хлад | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| час | is a complete false friend for about 101 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian. | map |
| час | The Serbian meaning ‘hour’ is shared by R. час, Bo. čas, Mk. час, Bg. час. The meaning ‘time’ (време) is attested in Blr. час, Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Cz. čas, Slk. čas, Sln. čas. | map |
| час | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| чек | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 45.5 million native speakers of Polish, Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| чек | The Serbian meaning ‘cheque’ is shared by R. чек, Pol. czek, Cr. ček, Bo. ček. The meaning ‘sales slip’ (бон) is attested in R. чек. | map |
| чек | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| читати | has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| читати | The Serbian meaning ‘to read’ is shared by R. читать, Cr. čitati, Bo. čitati. The meaning ‘to recite’ (рецитовати) is attested in R. читать. | map |
| читати | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| шина | is a complete false friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 47.5 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. | map |
| шина | The Serbian meaning ‘rail’ is shared by Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Cr. šina, Bo. šina, Mk. шина. The meaning ‘tyre’ (гума) is attested in R. шина, Blr. шына, Ukr. шина, Bg. шина. | map |
| шина | [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] | map |
| шкаф | is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. | map |
| шкаф | The Serbian meaning ‘tub, vat’ is shared by Cr. škaf, Bo. škaf. The meaning ‘cupboard’ (орман) is attested in R. шкаф. | map |
| шкаф | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] | map |
| штука | is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 15.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. | map |
| штука | The Serbian meaning ‘pike’ is shared by Cr. štuka, Bo. štuka, Bg. щука. The meaning ‘piece’ (комад) is attested in R. штука, Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘art’ (уметност) is attested in Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘stucco’ (штукатура) is attested in Cz. štuka. | map |
| штука | [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.] | map |
| шума | has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 9.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. | map |
| шума | The Serbian meaning ‘forest’ is shared by Cr. šuma, Bo. šuma, Mk. шума, Bg. шума. The meaning ‘foliage, leaves’ (лишће) is attested in Bg. шума. The meaning ‘bush’ (џбун, грм) is attested in Bg. шума. | map |
| шума | [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Blr. ліпень, Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec, Cr. lipanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Blr. чэрвень, Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec, Cz. červenec. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Ka. rujan, Cz. říjen, Cr. rujan. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. студень, Blr. студзень, Cr. studeni. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. арбуз, Blr. гарбуз, Ukr. гарбуз, Pol. arbuz. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. пепельница, Pol. popielniczka, Cz. popelník, Slk. popolník, Sln. Pepelnica, Cr. Pepelnica. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. склеп, Ukr. склеп, Pol. sklep, Ka. sklep, Cz. sklep, Sln. sklep. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. стул, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. запомнить, Blr. запомніць, Pol. zapomnieć, Cz. zapomenout, Sln. zapomniti, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. памятник, Ukr. пам&#146;ятник, Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. pamiãtnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. повесть, Blr. аповесць, Ukr. повість, Pol. powieść, Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť, Sln. povest, Cr. povijest, Bo. povijest, Mk. повест, Bg. повест. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. матка, Blr. матка, Ukr. матка, Pol. matka, Cz. matka, Slk. matka, Mk. матка, Bg. матка. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. булка, Blr. булка, Ukr. булка, Pol. bułka, Bg. булка. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. дума, Blr. дума, Ukr. дума, Pol. duma, Bg. дума. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. кресло, Blr. крэсла, Ukr. крісло, Pol. krzesło, Cz. křeslo, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. выход, Blr. выхад, Ukr. вихід, Cz. východ, Slk. východ. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. краска, Blr. краска, Bg. краска. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. сливки, Pol. śliwki. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. существовать, Cr. suučestvovati, Bg. съществувам. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like R. цветень, Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień, Cz. květen. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Ukr. травень, Sln. traven (mali, veliki), Cr. travanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Cz. srpen, Sln. srpen (mali, veliki), Cr. srpanj. | map |
| Ø | There is no Serbian word like Ukr. лікарня, Cz. lékárna, Slk. lekáreň, Sln. lekarna. | map |
* More Serbian-Slavonic false friends:
* Jovanka Čemerikić, Guy Imart, Victoria Tikhonova-Imart. Paronymes russo/serbo-croates ("amis" et "faux-amis"). Aix-en-Provence 1988.
* C. Ivanova, M. Aleksić. Srpsko-bugarski tematski rečnik: Leksikon međujezičkih homonima i polisemija. Veliko Trnovo 1999.
* Danko Šipka (ed.). Rečnik srpsko-poljskih međujezičkih homonima i paronima. Słownik serbsko-polskich homonimów i paronimów. Poznań 1999.
* Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatów polsko-chorwackich. Katowice 1998.
* For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.
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