False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘proste’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘proste’:
- simple, simply
Semasiological map for ‘*prosto’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘proste’:
- is a true friend in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Slovak meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by Belarusian проста, Bosnian prosto, Bulgarian просто, Croatian prosto, Czech prostě, Kashubian prosto, Macedonian просто, Polish prosto, Russian просто, Serbian просто, Slovenian prosto, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The meaning ‘straight on’ (not present in Slovak ‘proste’, translated as ‘priamo’) is attested in Belarusian проста, Polish prosto, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The meaning ‘free’ (not present in Slovak ‘proste’) is attested in Slovenian prosto.
- The meaning ‘vulgar’ (not present in Slovak ‘proste’) is attested in Bosnian prosto, Bulgarian прост, Croatian prosto and Serbian просто.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
Slovak proste |
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Belarusian проста |
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Bulgarian I. просто |
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II. прост |
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Croatian prosto |
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Czech prostě |
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Kashubian prosto |
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Macedonian просто |
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Polish prosto |
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Russian просто |
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Serbian просто |
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Slovenian prosto |
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Lower Sorbian pšosto |
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Ukrainian просто |
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Semasiological Map for *prosto
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Meanings:
‘simple, simply’
‘straight on’
‘free’
‘vulgar’
no such word
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simple, simply | straight on | free | vulgar | |
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Slovenian prosto | + | + available |
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Meanings | simple, simply | straight on | free | vulgar |
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