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