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