False Friends in Slavic Languages

The database knows following meanings of the Serbian word ‘модар’:

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

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

NB: No information yet for Bosnian and Czech.

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian мъдър	Meaning: wise

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

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian mòdri	Meaning in Serbian: светлоплав / light blue blue like cornflower

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian мудар	Meaning: wise

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish I. mądry	Meaning: clever, smart
II. modry	Meaning in Serbian: blue светлоплав / light blue blue like cornflower

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian ∅ - no corresponding term.

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

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian moder	Meaning in Serbian: модар / dark blue as colour of face or body светлоплав / light blue blue like cornflower wise

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

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

Serbian модар	Meaning: dark blue as colour of face or body	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

no information yet

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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