False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
• is a true friend in Lower Sorbian.

• The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘scab’ is shared by Lower Sorbian tšup.
• The meaning ‘trunk, body’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘trup’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Czech trup, Serbian труп, Slovak trup and Slovenian trup.
• The meaning ‘trunk of a tree’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘trup’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Czech trup and Serbian труп.
• The meaning ‘carcass of an animal’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘trup’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Russian труп and Serbian труп.
• The meaning ‘dead body’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘trup’) is attested in Belarusian труп, Bulgarian труп, Kashubian trup, Polish trup, Russian труп, Serbian труп and Ukrainian труп.
• The meaning ‘hull of a ship, plane’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘trup’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Croatian trup, Czech trup, Serbian труп, Slovak trup and Slovenian trup.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.