False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘враг’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘враг’:
- enemy
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘враг’:
- The Russian meaning ‘enemy’ is shared by Belarusian вораг, Bulgarian враг, Kashubian warg, Macedonian враг, Polish wróg and Ukrainian ворог.
- The meaning ‘devil, demon’ (not present in Russian ‘враг’, translated as ‘чёрт’) is attested in Bosnian vrag, Croatian vrag, Macedonian враг, Serbian враг and Slovenian vrag.
- The meaning ‘murderer’ (not present in Russian ‘враг’, translated as ‘убийца’) is attested in Czech vrah and Slovak vrah.
- The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (not present in Russian ‘враг’, translated as ‘хитрец’) is attested in Macedonian враг and Serbian враг.
NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Kashubian warg |
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| Slovak vrah |
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| Ukrainian ворог |
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*vorgъ
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Meanings:  ‘enemy’
 ‘devil, demon’
 ‘murderer’
 ‘slyboots, smartie’
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| Kashubian warg | + | |||
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| Slovak vrah | + | |||
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| Croatian vrag | + | |||
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| Meanings | enemy | devil, demon | murderer | slyboots, smartie |