False Friends in Slavic Languages

The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘modrý’:

is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian.
has additional meanings in Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Russian or Ukrainian.

The Slovak meaning ‘light blue’ is shared by Croatian modar, Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The meaning ‘blue’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Polish modry, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The meaning ‘dark blue as colour of face or body’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Croatian modar, Serbian модар, Slovenian moder, Lower Sorbian módry and Upper Sorbian módry.
The meaning ‘blue like cornflower’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Kashubian mòdri, Polish modry and Slovenian moder.
The meaning ‘wise’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Bulgarian мъдър, Macedonian мудар and Slovenian moder.
The meaning ‘clever, smart’ (not present in Slovak ‘modrý’) is attested in Polish mądry.

NB: No information yet for Bosnian and Czech.

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian мъдър	Meaning: wise

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian modar	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian mòdri	Meaning: light blue blue like cornflower

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian мудар	Meaning: wise

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish I. mądry	Meaning: clever, smart
II. modry	Meaning: blue light blue blue like cornflower

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Slovak modrý	Meaning in Serbian: светлоплав / light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian moder	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body light blue blue like cornflower wise

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian módry	Meaning: blue dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian módry	Meaning: blue dark blue as colour of face or body light blue

Slovak modrý	Meaning: light blue	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term.

*modrъ

Meanings:

‘blue’

‘dark blue as colour of face or body’

‘light blue’

‘blue like cornflower’

‘wise’

‘clever, smart’

no such word

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*modrъ	Meanings
*modrъ	blue	dark blue as colour of face or body	light blue	blue like cornflower	wise	clever, smart
Russian ∅
Ukrainian ∅
Belarusian ∅
Polish mądry						+
Polish modry	+		+	+
Kashubian mòdri			+	+
Lower Sorbian módry	+	+	+
Upper Sorbian módry	+	+	+
Slovak modrý			+
Slovenian moder		+	+	+	+
Croatian modar		+	+
Serbian модар		+
Macedonian мудар					+
Bulgarian мъдър					+
Meanings	blue	dark blue as colour of face or body	light blue	blue like cornflower	wise	clever, smart