False Friends in Slavic Languages

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Synonym: прекрасен

The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘красен’:

See also: прекрасен

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

The Bulgarian meaning ‘beautiful’ is shared by Czech krásný, Russian красный, Slovak krásny, Slovenian krasen and Ukrainian красний.
The Bulgarian meaning ‘splendid’ is shared by Bosnian krasan, Croatian krasan, Czech krásný, Russian красный, Serbian красан, Slovenian krasen, Upper Sorbian krasny and Ukrainian красний.
The meaning ‘red’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘красен’) is attested in Kashubian krôsny and Russian красный.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian, Polish and Lower Sorbian.

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian krasan	Meaning: splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian krasan	Meaning: splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech krásný	Meaning: beautiful splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian krôsny	Meaning: red

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning in Russian: красивый / beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian красный	Meaning: beautiful red splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian красан	Meaning: splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak krásny	Meaning: beautiful

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian krasen	Meaning: beautiful splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian krasny	Meaning: splendid

Bulgarian красен (Syn.: прекрасен) See also: прекрасен	Meaning: beautiful splendid	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian красний	Meaning: beautiful splendid

*krasьnъ

Meanings:

‘beautiful’

‘red’

‘splendid’

no such word

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