False Friends in Slavic Languages

The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘овощи’:

is a complete false friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Serbian.
has additional meanings in Ukrainian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Kashubian, Macedonian or Slovenian.

The Russian meaning ‘vegetables’ is shared by Ukrainian овочі.
The meaning ‘fruits’ (not present in Russian ‘овощи’, translated as ‘фрукты’) is attested in Bosnian voće, Bulgarian овощен, Croatian voće, Czech ovoce, Polish owoce, Serbian воће, Slovak ovocie and Ukrainian овочі.

NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Russian овощи	Meaning in Bosnian: povrće / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian voće	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian овощен (овошки)	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning in Croatian: povrće / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian voće	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning in Czech: zelenina / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech ovoce	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Russian овощи	Meaning in Polish: warzywa, jarzyny / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish owoce	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning in Serbian: поврће / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian воће	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning in Slovak: zelenina / vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak ovocie	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Russian овощи	Meaning: vegetables	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian овочі	Meaning in Russian: фрукты / fruits vegetables

*(o)vokti

Meanings:

‘fruits’

‘vegetables’

no such word

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