False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Croatian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
• is a true friend in Belarusian and Polish.
• has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.

• The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘seed’ is shared by Belarusian зерне, Bulgarian зърно, Czech zrno, Kashubian zôrno, Polish ziarno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno and Ukrainian зерно.
• The meaning ‘corn Br.’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘zerno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно, Czech zrno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno and Slovenian zrno.
• The meaning ‘grain’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘zerno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно, Croatian zrno, Czech zrno, Kashubian zôrno, Russian зерно, Slovak zrno, Slovenian zrno, Upper Sorbian zorno and Ukrainian зерно.
• The meaning ‘pip’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘zerno’) is attested in Croatian zrno, Kashubian zôrno and Russian зерно.
• The meaning ‘bullet’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘zerno’) is attested in Croatian zrno.
• The meaning ‘berry’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘zerno’) is attested in Bulgarian зърно and Croatian zrno.

NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian.