False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Czech, Polish and Slovenian.
• is a true friend in Belarusian and Ukrainian.
• has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovak and Serbian.

• The Russian meaning ‘quickly, soon’ is shared by Belarusian скоро, Bosnian skoro, Bulgarian скоро, Croatian skoro, Macedonian скоро, Serbian скоро, Slovak skoro and Ukrainian скоро.
• The meaning ‘since, if’ (not present in Russian ‘скоро’) is attested in Polish skoro.
• The meaning ‘almost’ (not present in Russian ‘скоро’, translated as ‘почти’) is attested in Bosnian skoro, Croatian skoro, Czech skoro, Macedonian скоро, Serbian скоро, Slovak skoro and Slovenian skoro.
• The meaning ‘recently’ (not present in Russian ‘скоро’) is attested in Bosnian skoro, Bulgarian скоро, Croatian skoro, Macedonian скоро and Serbian скоро.

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