False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

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

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.