False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

• The Bosnian meaning ‘now’ is shared by Croatian sad and Serbian сад.
• The meaning ‘garden’ (not present in Bosnian ‘sad’, translated as ‘vrt, bašta’) is attested in Belarusian сад, Czech sad, Kashubian sôd, Russian сад, Slovak sad and Ukrainian сад.
• The meaning ‘orchard’ (not present in Bosnian ‘sad’, translated as ‘voćnjak’) is attested in Belarusian сад, Czech sad, Kashubian sôd, Polish sad, Slovak sad and Ukrainian сад.
• The meaning ‘fruit’ (not present in Bosnian ‘sad’, translated as ‘plod’) is attested in Slovenian sad, Lower Sorbian sad and Upper Sorbian sad.
• The meaning ‘to plant out’ (not present in Bosnian ‘sad’) is attested in Bulgarian садя.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.