False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
• is a true friend in Bosnian and Croatian.

• The Serbian meaning ‘sturdy’ is shared by Bosnian čvrst and Croatian čvrst.
• The meaning ‘fresh’ (not present in Serbian ‘чврст’) is attested in Czech čerstvý, Polish czerstwy, Slovak čerstvý and Upper Sorbian čerstwy.
• The meaning ‘stale’ (not present in Serbian ‘чврст’) is attested in Belarusian чэрствы, Polish czerstwy, Russian чёрствый and Ukrainian черствий.
• The meaning ‘hard, dry’ (not present in Serbian ‘чврст’) is attested in Russian чёрствый.
• The meaning ‘dry pastries’ (not present in Serbian ‘чврст’) is attested in Polish czerstwy.
• The meaning ‘nimble’ (not present in Serbian ‘чврст’) is attested in Bulgarian чевръст.

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