False Friends in Slavic Languages

• is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
• is a true friend in Bulgarian and Lower Sorbian.
• has additional meanings in Croatian, Kashubian and Polish.

• The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘choir’ is shared by Belarusian хор, Bulgarian хор, Croatian kor, Kashubian chur, Polish chór, Russian хор, Lower Sorbian chor and Ukrainian хор.
• The meaning ‘choir architecture’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘chór’) is attested in Belarusian хоры, Czech chór, Kashubian chur, Polish chór, Russian хоры, Slovak chór, Slovenian kor and Ukrainian хори.
• The meaning ‘corps’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘chór’) is attested in Bosnian kor, Croatian kor and Serbian кор.

NB: No information yet for Macedonian.