False Friends in Slavic Languages

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

• The Russian meaning ‘piece’ is shared by Kashubian sztëka, Polish sztuka, Lower Sorbian štuka and Ukrainian штука.
• The Russian meaning ‘thing’ is shared by Kashubian sztëka and Ukrainian штука.
• The meaning ‘art’ (not present in Russian ‘штука’, translated as ‘искусство’) is attested in Polish sztuka and Ukrainian штука.
• The meaning ‘pike fish’ (not present in Russian ‘штука’, translated as ‘щука’) is attested in Bosnian štuka, Bulgarian щука, Croatian štuka, Czech štika, Macedonian штука, Serbian штука, Slovak štuka and Slovenian ščuka.
• The meaning ‘stucco’ (not present in Russian ‘штука’, translated as ‘штукатур’) is attested in Czech štuka and Slovak štuka.
• The meaning ‘trick’ (not present in Russian ‘штука’) is attested in Kashubian sztëka, Lower Sorbian štuka and Ukrainian штука.

NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.