False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘просто’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian 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, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘просто’:
- is a true friend in Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian and Slovak.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Russian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by Belarusian проста, Bosnian prosto, Bulgarian просто, Croatian prosto, Czech prostě, Kashubian prosto, Macedonian просто, Polish prosto, Serbian просто, Slovak proste, Slovenian prosto, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The meaning ‘straight on’ (not present in Russian ‘просто’, translated as ‘прямо’) is attested in Belarusian проста, Polish prosto, Lower Sorbian pšosto and Ukrainian просто.
- The meaning ‘free’ (not present in Russian ‘просто’) is attested in Slovenian prosto.
- The meaning ‘vulgar’ (not present in Russian ‘просто’) 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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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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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 |
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