False Friends of the Slavist/Slovenian

slo 2 million ff69 banka is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Czech, Slovak. banka The Slovenian meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ is shared by Cr. banka, Bo. banka, Sb. банка, Cz. banka, Slk. banka. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (škatla) is attested in R. банка. The meaning ‘container, can’ (posoda) is attested in Pol. bańka, Slk. banka. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.] ff67 beseda is a complete false friend for about 322 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘word’ is unique. The meaning ‘talk’ (pogovor, razgovor, pomenek) is attested in R. беседа, Pol. biesiada, Bg. беседа, Cz. beseda, Slk. beseda. The meaning ‘party, ceremony’ (počitek, slavnost) is attested in Blr. бяседа. [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] ff234 bister is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak. is a true friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech. The Slovenian meaning ‘clear’ is unique. The Slovenian meaning ‘lively, awake’ is shared by Slk. bystrý. The Slovenian meaning ‘clever, smart’ is shared by Cz. bystrý, Slk. bystrý. The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (hiter, uren) is attested in R. быстрый, Slk. bystrý. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff234 brus is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for .... The Slovenian meaning ‘whetstone’ is unique. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Cz., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Svk. Mk., Bg.] ff74 bolje is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. The Slovenian meaning ‘better’ is shared by Cr. bolje, Bo. bolje, Sb. боље. The meaning ‘more’ (bolj) is attested in R. более. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff129 bor has additional meanings in the language of about 256 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 260 million speakers of Russian, Czech; is a true friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian. The Slovenian meaning ‘pine-tree’ is shared by Bg. бор, Slk. bor. The Slovenian meaning ‘boron’ is shared by R. бор, Bg. бор, Cz. bor, Slk. bór The meaning ‘a wood of pine-trees’ (borovje, borov gozd) is attested in R. бор, Slk. bor. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] ff235 brati is a complete false friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak. brati The Slovenian meaning ‘read’ is unique. The Slovenian meaning ‘collect’ is unique. The meaning ‘take’ (jemati) is attested in R. брать, brát, brať. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff4 čas is a complete false friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 99 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian. chas The Slovenian meaning ‘time’ is shared by Blr. час, Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Cz. čas, Slk. čas. The meaning ‘hour’ (ura) is attested in R. час, Bo. čas, Sb. час, Mk. час, Bg. час. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff126 človek is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak. chlovek The Slovenian meaning ‘man, human being’ is shared by R. человек, Cz. člověk, Slk. človek. The meaning ‘husband’ (soprog, zakonec) is attested in Ukr. чоловік. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff228 dete is a complete false friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Slovenian meaning ‘baby’, infant, is unique. The meaning ‘child’ (otrok) is attested in Cz. dítě, Cr. dijete, Bo. dijete, Sb. дете. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff83 dinja is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Polish, Bulgarian. is a true friend for about 306.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak. dynja The Slovenian meaning ‘sweet melon’ is shared by R. дыня, Ukr. диня, Cr. dinja, Bo. dinja, Sb. диња, Mk. диња, Slk. dyňa. The meaning ‘watermelon’ (lubenica) is attested in Bg. диня, Slk. dyňa. The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (buča, tikva) is attested in Pol. dynia. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] ff33 divan is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 283.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. divan The Slovenian meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by R. диван, Cz. divan, Slk. diván, Cr. divan, Bo. divan, Sb. диван. The meaning ‘carpet’ (preproga) is attested in Blr. дыван, Pol. dywan. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff164 dob is a complete false friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Slovenian meaning ‘oak tree’ is unique. The meaning ‘age’ (starost) is attested in Cr. dob, Bo. dob, Sb. доб. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff77 doba is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian. doba The Slovenian meaning ‘time, era, period’ is shared by Cz. doba, Slk. doba, Cr. doba, Bo. doba, Sb. доба, Bg. доба. The meaning ‘day (24 hours)’ (dan (24 ur)) is attested in Pol. doba. The meaning ‘time, duration’ (trajnost) is attested in Cz. doba, Slk. doba. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff199 Dunaj is a complete false friend for about 331.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. dunaj The Slovenian meaning ‘Vienna’ is unique. The meaning ‘Danube’ (Donava) is attested in R. Дунай, Pol. Dunaj, Cz. Dunaj, Slk. Dunaj, Cr. Dunaj, Bo. Dunaj, Sb. Дунај, Mk. Дунав, Bg. Дунав. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff200 glava has additional meanings in the language of about 256 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Czech. The Slovenian meaning ‘head’ is shared by R. глава (arch.), голова, Cz. hlava, Slk. hlava. The Slovenian meaning ‘chief, boss’ (glava, šef) is shared by R. глава (начальник), Slk. hlava. The meaning ‘chapter’ (poglavje) is attested in R. глава (в книге), Slk. hlava. The meaning ‘dome, vault’ (kupola) is attested in R. глава (купол). [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff40 gora is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Slovak; is a true friend for about 360.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. gora The Slovenian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора, Blr. гара, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Cz. hora, Slk. hora, Cr. gora, Bo. gora, Sb. гора. The meaning ‘forest’ (gozd, les) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff214 grad is a complete false friend for about 305.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak. grad The Slovenian meaning ‘fortress’ is shared by Cz. hrad, Slk. hrad. The meaning ‘town’ (mesto) is attested in R. град (arch.), город, Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град. The meaning ‘hail’ (toča) is attested in R. град, Pol. grad, Cr. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.] ff130 hlad is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a complete false friend for about 6 million native speakers of Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘coolness’ is shared by Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад. The meaning ‘cold(ness)’ (mraz) is attested in R. холод. The meaning ‘shadow’ (senca) is attested in Cr. hlad, Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад. The meaning ‘hunger’ (lakota) is attested in Slk. hlad. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk., Bg.] ff29 igrati has additional meanings in the language of about 67.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 72.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak. igrati The Slovenian meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Cr. igrati, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Slovenian meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ is shared by R. играть, Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The Slovenian meaning ‘to play (music)’ is shared by R. играть, Blr. іграць, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať. The meaning ‘to dance’ (plesati, rajati) is attested in Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff58 jagoda does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 315.5 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘berry’ is shared by R. ягода, Pol. jagoda, Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda. The Slovenian meaning ‘strawberry’ is shared by Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Cr. jagoda, Bo. jagoda, Sb. јагода, Mk. јагода, Bg. ягода. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff166 koča is a complete false friend for about 257.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian. The Slovenian meaning ‘hut’ is unique. The meaning ‘house’ (hiša, dom) is attested in Cr. kuća, Bo. kuća. The meaning ‘heap’ (kup, kopica) is attested in R. куча. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff82 kolo is a complete false friend for about 44 million native speakers of Polish, Slovak; is a true friend for about 50,000 native speakers of Kashubian. The Slovenian meaning ‘bicycle’ is shared by Ka. kòło. The meaning ‘circle’ (krog) is attested in Pol. koło, Slk. kolo. The meaning ‘lap’ (krog) is attested in Slk. kolo. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Cz., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff212 kovček is a complete false friend for about 268 million native speakers of Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Czech, Slovak. kovieg The Slovenian meaning ‘suitcase’ is shared by Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg. The meaning ‘coffin’ (krsta, rakev) is attested in Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘trunk, box, chest’ (skrinja) is attested in Cr. kovčeg, Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘(Noah’s) Arch’ ((Noetova) barka) is attested in R. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff36 kraj is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 276 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 25.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian. kraj The Slovenian meaning ‘edge’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Bg. край. The Slovenian meaning ‘end’ is shared by Ukr. край, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The Slovenian meaning ‘region’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Cr. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The meaning ‘country’ (zemlja, dežela) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff51 lekarna is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. lekarna The Slovenian meaning ‘chemist’s, pharmacy’ is shared by Cz. lékárna, Slk. lekáreň. The meaning ‘hospital’ (bolnica) is attested in Ukr. лікарня. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff50 leto is a complete false friend for about 72.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 304 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 304 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak. leto The Slovenian meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ is unique. The Slovenian meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (leto (30 let)) is shared by R. лето (30 лет), Pol. lato (30 lat), Cz. léto (30 lét), Slk. leto (30 let). The meaning ‘summer’ (poletje) is attested in R. лето, Blr. лета, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Cz. léto, Slk. leto, Cr. ljeto, Bo. ljeto, Sb. лето, Mk. лето, Bg. лято. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff167 lice has additional meanings in the language of about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 273.5 million speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovak. is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. lice The Slovenian meaning ‘face’ is shared by R. лицо, Pol. lico, Cr. lice, Bo. lice, Sb. лице. The Slovenian meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Pol. lico, Slk. líce. The meaning ‘person’ (oseba) is attested in R. лицо, Bo. lice, osoba, Sb. лице, особа. The meaning ‘obverse’ (sprednja stran) is attested in Slk. líce. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk., Bg.] ff233 ličen is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘beautiful’ is unique. The meaning ‘personal’ (oseben) is attested in R. личный. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff43 list is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 51.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Kashubian, Slovak; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 50,000 speakers of Kashubian; is a true friend for about 287.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. list The Slovenian meaning ‘sheet of paper’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, аркуш, Ukr. лист, Cz. list, Slk. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The Slovenian meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Cz. list, Slk. list, Cr. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The meaning ‘letter’ (pismo) is attested in Blr. ліст, пісьмо, Ukr. лист, Pol. list, Ka. lëst, Slk. list. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff8 listopad has additional meanings in the language of about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 283.5 million speakers of Russian, Upper Sorbian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 93 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech. listopad The Slovenian meaning ‘November’ is shared by Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Cz. listopad. The Slovenian meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад, Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Cz. listopad, Slk. listopad, Cr. listopad, Bo. listopad, Sb. листопад, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад. The meaning ‘October’ (oktober) is attested in Cr. listopad. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.] ff56 masa has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 366.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. masa The Slovenian meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса, Blr. маса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Cz. masa, Slk. masa, Cr. masa, Bo. masa, Sb. маса, Mk. маса, Bg. маса. The meaning ‘table’ (miza) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff2 mož does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 313.5 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 63 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Bulgarian. muzh The Slovenian meaning ‘man’ (mož, moški) is shared by Ukr. муж, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. The Slovenian meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж, Blr. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Cr. muž, Bo. muž, Sb. муж, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff21 nagel is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 118.5 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. nagl The Slovenian meaning ‘sudden’ is shared by Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны, Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Cz. náhlý, Slk. náhly, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао. The Slovenian meaning ‘fast, quick’ is unique. The Slovenian meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ is shared by Slk. náhly, Cr. nagao, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао, Mk. нагло. The meaning ‘naughty’ (predrzen, nesramen) is attested in R. наглый, Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff45 nedelja is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 23.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 103 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian. nedelja The Slovenian meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Blr. нядзеля, Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Cz. neděle, Slk. nedeľa, Cr. nedjelja, Bo. nedjelja, Sb. недеља, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя. The meaning ‘week’ (teden) is attested in R. неделя, Cz. týden, neděle, Bo. nedjelja, sedmica, Sb. недеља, седмица, Mk. недела. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff174 obraz is a complete false friend for about 294 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovak; has additional meanings in the language of about 25.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian. obraz The Slovenian meaning ‘face’ is shared by Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘picture, painting’ (podoba, slika) is attested in R. образ, Pol. obraz, Bg. образ, Slk. obraz. The meaning ‘manner’ (način) is attested in R. образ. The meaning ‘cheek’ (lice) is attested in Cr. obraz, Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk.] ff227 otrok is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘child’ is unique. The meaning ‘slave’ (suženj) is attested in Cz. otrok, Slk. otrok. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff80 para is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 43.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. The Slovenian meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Cz. pára, Slk. para, Cr. para, Bo. para, Sb. пара, Mk. пара, Bg. пара. The meaning ‘pair’ (par) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para. The meaning ‘a couple of, some’ (nekaj) is attested in R. пара, Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. parę. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff168 Pepelnica is a complete false friend for about 304 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 6 million native speakers of Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Serbian. pepelnica The Slovenian meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ is shared by Cr. Pepelnica. The meaning ‘ash-tray’ (pepelnik) is attested in R. пепельница, Pol. popielniczka, Cz. popelník, Slk. popolník. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.] ff88 pisar has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish. is a true friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by R. писарь, Pol. pisarz, Cr. pisar, Bo. pisar, Bg. писар, Slk. pisár. The meaning ‘writer’ (pisatelj) is attested in Pol. pisarz. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Sb., Mk.] ff89 pisec is a complete false friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by R. писец. The meaning ‘writer’ (pisatelj) is attested in Cr. pisac, Bo. pisac. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff60 plot is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian. has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian. is a true friend for about 71.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘fence’ is shared by Pol. płot, Cz. plot, Cr. plot, Bo. plot, Sb. плот, Mk. плот, Slk. plot. The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (telo) is attested in R. плоть, Mk. плот, Bg. плът. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff44 pokoj is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 266.0 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 20 million native speakers of Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Croatian. pokoj The Slovenian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by R. покой, Ka. pòkùj, Cz. pokoj, Slk. pokoj, Sb. покој, Mk. покој, Bg. покой. The meaning ‘room’ (soba) is attested in R. покой (arch.), комната, Blr. пакой, Pol. pokój, Cz. pokoj. The meaning ‘peace’ (mir) is attested in Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Slk. pokoj. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo., Bo.] ff54 poldan is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 46.0 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish, Kashubian; is a true friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. poldn The Slovenian meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень, Blr. поўдзень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Cz. poledne, Slk. poludnie, Cr. podne, Bo. podne, Sb. подне, Mk. пладне, Bg. пладне. The meaning ‘south’ (jug) is attested in Blr. поўдзень, Ukr. південь, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff53 polnoč has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. polnokt The Slovenian meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь, Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Cz. půlnoc, Slk. polnoc, Cr. ponoć, Bo. ponoć, Sb. поноћ, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ. The meaning ‘north’ (sever) is attested in Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff133 ponos is a complete false friend for about 256 million native speakers of Russian, Slovak. is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Slovenian meaning ‘pride’ is shared by Cr. ponos, Bo. ponos, Sb. понос. The meaning ‘diarrhoea’ (driska) is attested in R. понос. The meaning ‘complaint’ (pritožba) is attested in Slk. ponos. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk., Bg.] ff26 povest is a complete false friend for about 350.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian. povest The Slovenian meaning ‘legend’ is shared by Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť. The meaning ‘novelette’ (kratek roman) is attested in R. повесть, Blr. аповесць, Mk. повест, Bg. повест. The meaning ‘novel’ (roman) is attested in Ukr. повість, Pol. powieść. The meaning ‘history’ (zgodovina) is attested in Cr. povijest, Bo. povijest. The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (sloves, videz, ugled) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff20 prosto has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. prosto The Slovenian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто, Blr. проста, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Cz. prostě, Slk. proste, Cr. prosto, Bo. prosto, Sb. просто, Mk. просто, Bg. просто. The meaning ‘straight on’ (naravnost) is attested in Blr. проста, прамо, наўпрост, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff170 puška is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish. is a true friend for about 23.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovak. pujuka The Slovenian meaning ‘rifle’ is shared by Cr. puška, Bo. puška, Sb. пушка, Slk. puška. The meaning ‘canon’ (top) is attested in R. пушка. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (pušica, spojnica) is attested in Pol. puszka. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk., Bg.] ff17 reč is a complete false friend for about 293.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish. rech The Slovenian meaning ‘matter’ is shared by Blr. рэч, Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz. The meaning ‘word’ (beseda) is attested in Cr. riječ, Bo. riječ, Sb. реч. The meaning ‘speech’ (govor) is attested in R. речь, Cz. řeč, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff39 rodbina is a complete false friend for about 357 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian. rodbina The Slovenian meaning ‘relations’ is shared by Cr. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Sb. родбина, Mk. родбина. The meaning ‘family’ (družina) is attested in Ukr. родина, Pol. rodzina, Cz. rodina, Slk. rodina. The meaning ‘motherland, home region’ (domovina) is attested in R. родина, Blr. радзіна, Bg. родина. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff62 rok is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. rok The Slovenian meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ is shared by Cr. rok, Bo. rok, Sb. рок, Mk. рок. The meaning ‘year’ (leto) is attested in Pol. rok, Cz. rok. The meaning ‘destiny, fate’ (usoda) is attested in R. рок. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff149 rus is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. is a true friend for about 23.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovak.. The Slovenian meaning ‘sandy, red’ is shared by Cr. rus, Bo. rus, Sb. рус, Slk. rusý. The meaning ‘blond, fair’ (temno plav) is attested in R. русый. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk., Bg.] ff172 sad is a complete false friend for about 321.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. sad The Slovenian meaning ‘fruit’ is unique. The meaning ‘garden’ (vrt) is attested in R. сад, Cz. sad, Slk. sad. The meaning ‘orchard’ (sadovnjak) is attested in Pol. sad. The meaning ‘now’ (zdaj) is attested in Cr. sad, Bo. sad, Sb. сад. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff171 sklep is a complete false friend for about 335.0 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech. does not have any formally similar counterparts in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian. has additional meanings in the language of about 44 million native speakers of Polish, Slovak. sklep The Slovenian meaning ‘decision’ is unique. The meaning ‘shop’ (prodajalna, trgovina) is attested in Pol. sklep, Slk (zast.). sklep. The meaning ‘cellar’ (klet, podpritličje, prizemlje) is attested in Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep, Cz. sklep. The meaning ‘tomb, vault’ (grobnica) is attested in R. склеп, Ukr. склеп, Ka. sklep. [NB: No information yet for Blr., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff5 slovenski is a complete false friend for about 28 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 348.6 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Bulgarian. slovensk- The Slovenian meaning ‘Slovenian’ is shared by R. словенский, Blr. славенскі, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Cr. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски. The meaning ‘Slovak’ (slovaški) is attested in Cz. slovenský, Slk. slovenský. The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (slovanski) is attested in Sb. словенски, Mk. словенски. [NB: Information complete.] ff16 slovo is a complete false friend for about 374.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. slovo The Slovenian meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ is unique. The meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ (črka) is attested in Cr. slovo, Bo. slovo, Sb. слово. The meaning ‘word’ (beseda) is attested in R. слово, Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff102 smetana is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish. The Slovenian meaning ‘cream’ is shared by Pol. śmietana. The meaning ‘sour cream’ (kisla smetana) is attested in R. сметана, Ukr. сметана. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff13 srpen (mali, veliki) does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 91 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. srpn The Slovenian meaning ‘July’ (mali srpen) is shared by Cr. srpanj. The Slovenian meaning ‘August’ (veliki srpen) is shared by Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Cz. srpen. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff47 sto has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 359 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Bulgarian. The Slovenian meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто, Blr. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Cz. sto, Slk. sto, Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто, Mk. сто, Bg. сто. The meaning ‘table’ (miza) is attested in Cr. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff46 stol is a complete false friend for about 366.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian. stol The Slovenian meaning ‘chair’ is shared by Mk. стол, Bg. стол. The meaning ‘table’ (miza) is attested in R. стол, Blr. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl, Slk. stôl, Cr. stol, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. The meaning ‘canteen’ (jedilnica, menza) is attested in Bg. стол. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff48 stolica is a complete false friend for about 376.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. stolica The Slovenian meaning ‘professorship’ is unique. The meaning ‘capital’ (glavno mesto) is attested in R. столица, Blr. сталіца, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица. The meaning ‘chair’ (stol) is attested in Cz. stolice, Slk. stolica, Cr. stolica, Bo. stolica, Sb. столица, Mk. столица. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff35 stran is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 24 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 83.0 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian. storna The Slovenian meaning ‘side’ is shared by Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна, Bg. страна. The Slovenian meaning ‘page’ is shared by Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Cr. strana, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна. The meaning ‘country’ (zemlja, dežela) is attested in R. страна, Bg. страна. The meaning ‘cheek’ (lice) is attested in Bg. страна. The meaning ‘political party’ (stranka) is attested in Cz. strana, Slk. strana. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff147 tikva is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 283.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovak; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. The Slovenian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by R. тыква, Cr. tikva, Bo. tikva, Sb. тиква, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква, Slk. strana. The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (dinja) is attested in Cz. tykev. [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff144 toča is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian. does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovak. The Slovenian meaning ‘hail’ is shared by Cr. tuča, Bo. tuča. The meaning ‘rainy cloud’ (deževni oblak) is attested in R. туча. The meaning ‘rainbow’ (mavrica) is attested in Pol. tęcza. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff10 traven (mali, veliki) does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 43 million speakers of Ukrainian, Croatian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. travn The Slovenian meaning ‘April’ (mali traven) is shared by Cr. travanj. The Slovenian meaning ‘May’ (veliki traven) is shared by Ukr. травень. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff169 truden is a complete false friend for about 302 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Slovak; has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. trudn The Slovenian meaning ‘tired’ is shared by Cr. trudan (arch.), umoran, Bo. trudan (arch.), umoran, Sb. трудан (arch.), уморан. The meaning ‘hard’ (težak, težaven) is attested in R. трудный, Pol. trudny, Bg. труден, Slk. trúdny. The meaning ‘pregnant’ (noseča, v drugem stanu) is attested in Cr. trudna, Bo. trudna, Sb. трудна, Bg. трудна (arch.), бременна. The meaning ‘gloomy’ (temen) is attested in Slk. trúdny. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Mk.] ff162 več is a complete false friend for about 329.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian. The Slovenian meaning ‘more’ is unique. The meaning ‘matter, thing’ (reč, stvar, zadeva) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘assembly’ (shod, zbor) is attested in Pol. wiec. The meaning ‘already’ (že) is attested in Cr. već, Bo. već, Sb. већ. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff59 vek has additional meanings in the language of about 54 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 17.5 million speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; is a true friend for about 260 million native speakers of Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. vek The Slovenian meaning ‘age, epoch’ is shared by R. век, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Mk. век, Bg. век, Slk. vek. The Slovenian meaning ‘century’ is shared by R. век, столетие, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Cr. vijek, Bo. vijek, Sb. век, Mk. век, Bg. век. The meaning ‘age (of a person)’ (življenska doba) is attested in Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Slk. vek. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff32 vešč is a complete false friend for about 312 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 19.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. The Slovenian meaning ‘clever’ is shared by Cr. vješt, Bo. vješt, Sb. вешт, Mk. вешт. The meaning ‘matter’ (stvar, reč) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘message’ (vest, novica) is attested in Pol. wieść. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff18 vrag is a complete false friend for about 357 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. vorg The Slovenian meaning ‘devil, demon’ is shared by Cr. vrag, Bo. vrag, Sb. враг, Mk. враг. The meaning ‘enemy’ (sovražnik) is attested in R. враг, Blr. вораг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг. The meaning ‘murderer’ (morilec) is attested in Cz. vrah, Slk. vrah. The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (prekanjenec, zvitorepec) is attested in Mk. враг. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff22 vreden is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak. vredny The Slovenian meaning ‘precious’ is shared by Cr. vrijedan, Bo. vrijedan, Sb. вредан. The meaning ‘harmful’ (škodljiv) is attested in R. вредный, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘able, clever’ (spreten, vrl, zmožen) is attested in Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘nasty, repulsive’ (grd, gnusen) is attested in Pol. wredny. The meaning ‘insidious, deceitful’ (prekanjen, zvijačen) is attested in Pol. wredny. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff163 vreme is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Slovenian meaning ‘weather’ is shared by Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme, Sb. време. The meaning ‘time’ (čas, doba) is attested in R. время, Cr. vrijeme, Bo. vrijeme, Sb. време. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff86 zahod is a complete false friend for about 33.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 252 million speakers of Russian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. The Slovenian meaning ‘west’ is shared by Pol. zachód. The Slovenian meaning ‘sunset’ is shared by R. заход, Pol. zachód, Mk. заод. The meaning ‘toilet’ (stranišče) is attested in Cz. záchod, Slk. záchod, Cr. zahod, Bo. zahod, Sb. заход. The meaning ‘trouble, effort’ (trud, napor) is attested in Pol. zachód. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff23 zapomniti is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 268 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. zapomniti The Slovenian meaning ‘to memorize’ is shared by R. запомнить, Blr. запомніць, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня. The meaning ‘to forget’ (pozabiti) is attested in Pol. zapomnieć, Cz. zapomenout. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff61 zavod is a complete false friend for about 306 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. zavod The Slovenian meaning ‘institute’ is shared by Cr. zavod, Bo. zavod, Sb. завод, Mk. завод. The meaning ‘contest’ (teknja) is attested in Cz. závod. The meaning ‘factory, works’ (tovarna) is attested in R. завод, Cz. závod, Mk. завод, Bg. завод. The meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ (poklic) is attested in Pol. zawód. The meaning ‘disappointment’ (razočaranje) is attested in Pol. zawód. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff84 zbor is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian. sbor The Slovenian meaning ‘assembly’ is shared by R. сбор. The Slovenian meaning ‘choir’ is unique. The meaning ‘collecting, collection’ (nabiranje, zbirka) is attested in R. сбор. The meaning ‘word’ (beseda) is attested in Mk. збор. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Bg.] ff1 žena does not have all its Slovenian meanings in the mother tongue of about 333 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 43.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. zhena The Slovenian meaning ‘woman’ (žena, ženska) is shared by Ukr. жінка, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. The Slovenian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена, Blr. жонка, Pol. żona, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Cr. žena, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff173 žito is a complete false friend for about 99 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 267.5 million native speakers of Russian, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Slovenian meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ is shared by R. жито, Cr. žito, Bo. žito, Sb. жито. The meaning ‘rye’ (rž) is attested in Ukr. жито, Pol. żyto, Cz. žito, Slk. žito, raž. The meaning ‘wheat’ (pšenica) is attested in Slk. pšenica, žito, Bg. жито. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff7 život is a complete false friend for about 43.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 296 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian. životъ The Slovenian meaning ‘belly, body’ is shared by R. живот, Blr. жывот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot. The meaning ‘life’ (življenje) is attested in R. живот (arch.), жизнь, Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Cz. život, Slk. život, Cr. život, Bo. život, Sb. живот, Mk. живот, Bg. живот. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff38 zrak is a complete false friend for about 36 million native speakers of Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 7.5 million native speakers of Croatian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. zork The Slovenian meaning ‘air’ is shared by Cr. zrak, Bo. zrak. The meaning ‘eyesight’ (vid) is attested in Blr. зрок, Cz. zrak, Slk. zrak. The meaning ‘ray, beam’ (žarek) is attested in Sb. зрак, Mk. зрак. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff165 zrno has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian. The Slovenian meaning ‘corn, kernel’ is shared by R. зерно, Bg. зърно. The meaning ‘berry’ (jagoda) is attested in Bg. зърно. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Cr., Bo., Sb., Mk.] There is no Slovenian word like Blr. ліпень, Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec, Cr. lipanj. lipn There is no Slovenian word like Blr. чэрвень, Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec, Cz. červenec. chrvn There is no Slovenian word like Cr. šuma, Bo. šuma, Sb. шума, Mk. шума, Bg. шума. shuma There is no Slovenian word like Ka. rujan, Cz. říjen, Cr. rujan. rujn There is no Slovenian word like R. студень, Blr. студзень, Cr. studeni. studn There is no Slovenian word like R. стул, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl. There is no Slovenian word like R. направо, Blr. направа, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, Cz. napravo, Slk. napravo, Cr. pravo, Bo. pravo, Sb. право, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право. pravo There is no Slovenian word like R. памятник, Ukr. пам’ятник, Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. pamiãtnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник. pamjatnik There is no Slovenian word like R. майка, Blr. майка, Cr. majka, Bo. majka, Sb. мајка, Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. majka There is no Slovenian word like R. матка, Blr. матка, Ukr. матка, Pol. matka, Cz. matka, Slk. matka, Mk. матка, Bg. матка. matka There is no Slovenian word like R. година, Blr. гадзіна, Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Cz. hodina, Slk. hodina, Cr. godina, Bo. godina, Sb. година, Mk. година, Bg. година. godina There is no Slovenian word like R. кресло, Blr. крэсла, Ukr. крісло, Pol. krzesło, Cz. křeslo, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло. krslo There is no Slovenian word like R. выход, Blr. выхад, Ukr. вихід, Cz. východ, Slk. východ. vychod There is no Slovenian word like R. овощи, Ukr. овочі, Pol. owoce, Cz. ovoce, Slk. ovocie, Cr. voće, Bo. voće, Sb. воће. ovokti There is no Slovenian word like R. штука, Pol. sztuka, Cz. štuka, Cr. štuka, Bo. štuka, Sb. штука, Bg. щука. shtuka There is no Slovenian word like R. шина, Blr. шына, Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Cr. šina, Bo. šina, Sb. шина, Mk. шина, Bg. шина. schiene There is no Slovenian word like R. существовать, Cr. suučestvovati, Bg. съществувам. There is no Slovenian word like R. цветень, Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień, Cz. květen. kvetn Slovenian-Slavonic Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatów polsko-słoweńskich. Katowice 1999.