False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian and Serbian.
• is a true friend in Czech and Lower Sorbian.
• has additional meanings in Kashubian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
• does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian.

• The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Czech líce, Kashubian lico, Polish lico, Slovak líce, Slovenian lice, Lower Sorbian lico and Ukrainian лице.
• The meaning ‘face’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘lico’) is attested in Bosnian lice, Bulgarian лице, Croatian lice, Kashubian lico, Polish lico, Russian лицо, Serbian лице, Slovenian lice and Ukrainian лице.
• The meaning ‘person’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘lico’) is attested in Bosnian lice, Bulgarian лице, Russian лицо and Serbian лице.
• The meaning ‘facing, outside’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘lico’) is attested in Czech líc, Russian лицо, Slovak líce and Ukrainian лице.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.