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