False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘бор’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘бор’:
- pinewood
- boron
- drill
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘бор’:
- is a true friend in Polish.
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian and Serbian.
- The Russian meaning ‘pinewood’ is shared by Czech bor, Polish bor, Slovak bor, Lower Sorbian bór and Ukrainian бір.
- The Russian meaning ‘boron’ is shared by Belarusian бор, Bosnian bor, Bulgarian бор, Croatian bor, Czech bor, Kashubian bór, Macedonian бор, Polish bor, Serbian бор, Slovak bor, Slovenian bor, Upper Sorbian bor and Ukrainian бор.
- The Russian meaning ‘drill’ is shared by Polish bor.
- The meaning ‘pine’ (not present in Russian ‘бор’, translated as ‘сосна’) is attested in Bosnian bor, Bulgarian бор, Croatian bor, Macedonian бор, Serbian бор, Slovak bor, Slovenian bor and Lower Sorbian bór.
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| Croatian bor |
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| Czech bor |
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| Kashubian bór |
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| Macedonian бор |
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| Polish bor |
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| Serbian бор |
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| Lower Sorbian bór |
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*borъ
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Meanings:  ‘pinewood’
 ‘pine’
 ‘boron’
 ‘drill’
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| Meanings | pinewood | pine | boron | drill |