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