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