False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘друг’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘друг’:
- another
- second
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Czech, Russian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘друг’:
- is a complete false friend in Czech and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Belarusian and Russian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘another’ is shared by Russian другой.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘second’ is shared by Belarusian другі.
- The meaning ‘friend’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘друг’, translated as ‘приятел, другар’) is attested in Czech druh, Russian друг and Ukrainian друг.
- The meaning ‘sort, type’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘друг’, translated as ‘сорт, вид’) is attested in Czech druh.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
| Bulgarian друг |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian другі |
Meaning:
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| Bulgarian друг |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Czech druh |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian друг |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian I. другой |
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| II. друг |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian друг |
Meaning:
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| Ukrainian друг |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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Meanings:  ‘another’
 ‘friend’
 ‘sort, type’
 ‘second’
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| Meanings | another | friend | sort, type | second |