False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Bulgarian and Russian.
• is a true friend in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Slovenian and Serbian.
• has additional meanings in Macedonian.

• The Belarusian meaning ‘fence’ is shared by Bosnian put, Croatian put, Czech plot, Macedonian плот, Polish płot, Serbian плот and Slovenian plot.
• The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (not present in Belarusian ‘плот’) is attested in Bulgarian плът, Macedonian плот and Russian плоть.
• The meaning ‘raft’ (not present in Belarusian ‘плот’, translated as ‘плыт’) is attested in Russian плот.
• The meaning ‘sex’ (not present in Belarusian ‘плот’) is attested in Polish płeć.

NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.