False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
• is a true friend in Belarusian, Kashubian and Ukrainian.
• has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Russian and Serbian.

• The Polish meaning ‘dead body’ is shared by Belarusian труп, Bulgarian труп, Kashubian trup, Russian труп, Serbian труп and Ukrainian труп.
• The meaning ‘trunk, body’ (not present in Polish ‘trup’, translated as ‘tułów’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Czech trup, Serbian труп, Slovak trup and Slovenian trup.
• The meaning ‘trunk of a tree’ (not present in Polish ‘trup’, translated as ‘pień drzewa’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Czech trup and Serbian труп.
• The meaning ‘scab’ (not present in Polish ‘trup’) is attested in Lower Sorbian tšup and Upper Sorbian trup.
• The meaning ‘carcass of an animal’ (not present in Polish ‘trup’, translated as ‘padlina, ścierwo’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Bulgarian труп, Croatian trup, Russian труп and Serbian труп.
• The meaning ‘hull of a ship, plane’ (not present in Polish ‘trup’) is attested in Bosnian trup, Croatian trup, Czech trup, Serbian труп, Slovak trup and Slovenian trup.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.