False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
• is a true friend in Belarusian, Kashubian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
• does not have all its Czech meanings in Polish and Russian.

• The Czech meaning ‘garden’ is shared by Belarusian сад, Kashubian sôd, Russian сад, Slovak sad and Ukrainian сад.
• The Czech meaning ‘orchard’ is shared by Belarusian сад, Kashubian sôd, Polish sad, Slovak sad and Ukrainian сад.
• The meaning ‘fruit’ (not present in Czech ‘sad’, translated as ‘plod, ovoce’) is attested in Slovenian sad, Lower Sorbian sad and Upper Sorbian sad.
• The meaning ‘now’ (not present in Czech ‘sad’, translated as ‘teď’) is attested in Bosnian sad, Croatian sad and Serbian сад.
• The meaning ‘to plant out’ (not present in Czech ‘sad’) is attested in Bulgarian садя.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.