False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘prosto’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘prosto’:
- simple, simply
- straight on
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘prosto’:
- The Polish meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by Belarusian проста, Bosnian prosto, Bulgarian просто, Croatian prosto, Czech prostě, Kashubian prosto, Macedonian просто, Russian просто, Serbian просто, Slovak proste, Slovenian prosto, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The Polish meaning ‘straight on’ is shared by Belarusian проста, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The meaning ‘free’ (not present in Polish ‘prosto’, translated as ‘wolno’) is attested in Slovenian prosto.
- The meaning ‘vulgar’ (not present in Polish ‘prosto’) is attested in Bosnian prosto, Bulgarian прост, Croatian prosto and Serbian просто.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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Belarusian проста |
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Bulgarian I. просто |
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Czech prostě |
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Macedonian просто |
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Russian просто |
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Serbian просто |
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Lower Sorbian pšosto |
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Ukrainian просто |
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Meanings:
‘simple, simply’
‘straight on’
‘free’
‘vulgar’
no such word
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simple, simply | straight on | free | vulgar | |
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Meanings | simple, simply | straight on | free | vulgar |
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