False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bulgarian and Czech.
• is a true friend in Croatian.
• has additional meanings in Polish and Slovak.

• The Slovenian meaning ‘to be interested in’ is shared by Croatian baviti se, Polish bawić się and Slovak bavit.
• The meaning ‘to talk’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baviti’, translated as ‘pogovarjati se’) is attested in Czech bavit.
• The meaning ‘to enjoy’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baviti’) is attested in Czech bavit, Polish bawić się and Slovak bavit.
• The meaning ‘to occupy oneself with’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baviti’) is attested in Slovenian baviti se.
• The meaning ‘to entertain’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baviti’) is attested in Czech bavit.
• The meaning ‘to slow down’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baviti’) is attested in Bulgarian бавя.

NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.