False Friends of the Slavist/Croatian

hr 6 million Slavenski lažni prijatelji u hrvatskome jeziku ff68 baba has additional meanings in the language of about 299.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. baba The Croatian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by R. баба, Pol. baba, Bo. baba, Sb. баба. The meaning ‘grandmother’ (baka) is attested in Bo. baba, baka, Sb. баба, бака. The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (ženska) is attested in R. баба, Pol. baba, Sln. baba. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff69 banka is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. banka The Croatian meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ is shared by Sln. banka, Bo. banka, Sb. банка. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (kutija) is attested in R. банка. The meaning ‘container, can’ (kanta) is attested in Pol. bańka. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff66 bjelina is a complete false friend for about 46 million native speakers of Belarusian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 271.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech. belizna The Croatian meaning ‘whiteness’ is shared by R. белизна, Sln. belina, Ukr. білизна, Bo. bjelina, Sb. белина, Mk. белина, Bg. белина. The meaning ‘linen, laundry’ (rublje, veš) is attested in Blr. бялізна, Ukr. білизна, Pol. bielizna. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff74 bolje is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. The Croatian meaning ‘better’ is shared by Sln. bolje, Bo. bolje, Sb. боље. The meaning ‘more’ (više) is attested in R. более. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff85 brak is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. The Croatian meaning ‘marriage’ is shared by R. брак, Bo. brak, Sb. брак, Mk. брак, Bg. брак. The meaning ‘defect, flaw’ (mana) is attested in R. брак, Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. The meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ (ološ, deficitna roba) is attested in R. брак, Ukr. брак, Pol. brak, Bg. брак. The meaning ‘lack, want, shortage’ (nedostatak) is attested in Ukr. брак, Pol. brak. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] ff101 brz is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘quick, fast (adj.)’ is shared by Bo. brz, Sb. брз. The meaning ‘soon (adv.)’ (skoro) is attested in Cz. brzy. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff97 ček has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 49.5 million native speakers of Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘cheque’ is shared by R. чек, Pol. czek, Bo. ček, Sb. чек. The meaning ‘sales slip’ (bon) is attested in R. чек. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff104 čitati has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to read’ is shared by R. читать, Bo. čitati, Sb. читати. The meaning ‘to recite’ (recitirati) is attested in R. читать. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff203 deva is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Serbian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘camel’ is shared by Bo. deva, Sb. дева. The meaning ‘maiden’ (djeva) is attested in R. дева, Sb. дева. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff228 dijete is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘child’ is shared by Cz. dítě, Bo. dijete, Sb. дете. The meaning ‘baby’ (beba, mladunče, odojče) is attested in Sln. dete. [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 302.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. dynja The Croatian meaning ‘sweet melon’ is shared by R. дыня, Ukr. диня, Sln. dinja, Bo. dinja, Sb. диња, Mk. диња. The meaning ‘watermelon’ (lubenica) is attested in Bg. диня. The meaning ‘pumpkin’ (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 279.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. divan The Croatian meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by R. диван, Cz. divan, Slk. diván, Sln. divan, Bo. divan, Sb. диван. The meaning ‘carpet’ (tepih ) is attested in Blr. дыван, Pol. dywan. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff164 dob is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘age’ is shared by Bo. dob, Sb. доб. The meaning ‘oak tree’ (hrast, dub) is attested in Sln. dob. [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 21.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian. doba The Croatian meaning ‘time, era, period’ is shared by Cz. doba, Slk. doba, Sln. doba, Bo. doba, Sb. доба, Bg. доба. The meaning ‘day (24 hours)’ (dan (24 sati)) is attested in Pol. doba. The meaning ‘time, duration’ (trajanje) is attested in Cz. doba, Slk. doba. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff76 dodatni is a complete false friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian. dodatn The Croatian meaning ‘additional’ is shared by Bo. dodatni, Sb. додатни, Sln. dodatni. The meaning ‘positive’ (pozitivan) is attested in Blr. дадатны, Ukr. додатний, Pol. dodatni. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff143 dojiti is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to breast-feed’ is shared by Bo. dojiti, Sb. дојити. The Croatian meaning ‘to suckle’ is shared by Bo. dojiti, Sb. дојити. The meaning ‘to milk’ (musti) is attested in R. доить. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff199 Dunaj is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 325.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. dunaj The Croatian meaning ‘Danube’ is shared by R. Дунай, Pol. Dunaj, Cz. Dunaj, Slk. Dunaj, Bo. Dunaj, Sb. Дунај, Mk. Дунав, Bg. Дунав. The meaning ‘Vienna’ (Beč) is attested in Sln. Dunaj. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff25 dvorac is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 279.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak. dvorc The Croatian meaning ‘palace’ is shared by R. дворец, Blr. дварэц, Bo. dvorac, Sb. дворац, Mk. дворец, Bg. дворец. The meaning ‘railway station’ (kolodvor) is attested in Ukr. двірець, Pol. dworzec. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] ff3 godina is a complete false friend for about 349 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. godina The Croatian meaning ‘year’ is shared by Bo. godina, Sb. година, Mk. година, Bg. година. The meaning ‘hour’ (sat) is attested in Blr. гадзіна, Ukr. година, Pol. godzina, Cz. hodina, Slk. hodina. The meaning ‘time, hour (poet.)’ (vrijeme, sat) is attested in R. година, Blr. гадзіна, час, Ukr. година, час, Pol. godzina, czas, Cz. hodina, čas, Slk. hodina, čas. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] 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 356.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. gora The Croatian meaning ‘mountain’ is shared by R. гора, Blr. гара, Ukr. гора, Pol. góra, Cz. hora, Slk. hora, Sln. gora, Bo. gora, Sb. гора. The meaning ‘forest’ (šuma) is attested in Slk. hora, Bg. гора. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff157 govor is a complete false friend for about 333 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. govor The Croatian meaning ‘speech’ is shared by Bo. govor, Sb. говор, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘dialect’ (dijalekt) is attested in R. говор, Blr. гаворка, Ukr. говір, Bg. говор. The meaning ‘talking’ (govorkanje) is attested in R. говор, Blr. гаворка. The meaning ‘noise’ (buka) is attested in Pol. gwar. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] ff214 grad is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Czech, Slovenian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. grad The Croatian meaning ‘town’ is shared by R. град (arch.), город, Bo. grad, Sb. град. The Croatian meaning ‘hail’ is shared by R. град, Pol. grad, Bo. grad, Sb. град. The meaning ‘fortress’ (tvrđava, utvrđenje) is attested in Cz. hrad, Sln. grad. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff145 grudast is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘granular’ is shared by Bo. grudast, Sb. грудаст. The meaning ‘big-breasted’ (sa velikama grudima) is attested in R. грудастая. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff130 hlad is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘coolness’ is shared by Sln. hlad, Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад. The Croatian meaning ‘shadow’ is shared by Bo. hlad, Sb. хлад. The meaning ‘cold(ness)’ (hladnoća, studen, zima) is attested in R. холод. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff29 igrati is a complete false friend for about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; has additional meanings in the language of about 364.5 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. igrati The Croatian meaning ‘to play (a game)’ is shared by R. играть, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The meaning ‘to play (theatre)’ (glumiti) is attested in R. играть, Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. The meaning ‘to play (music)’ (svirati) is attested in R. играть, Blr. іграць, Ukr. грати, Pol. grać, Cz. hrát, Slk. hrať, Sln. igrati. The meaning ‘to dance’ (plesati) is attested in Blr. іграць, Pol. grać, Bo. igrati, Sb. играти, Mk. игра, Bg. играя. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff75 iskustvo is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. The Croatian meaning ‘experience’ is shared by Bo. iskustvo, Sb. искуство. The meaning ‘art’ (umjetnost) is attested in R. искусство, Bg. изкуство. The meaning ‘skill’ (umješnost) is attested in R. искусство. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk.] ff58 jagoda is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 18 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. The Croatian meaning ‘strawberry’ is shared by Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda, Bo. jagoda, Sb. јагода, Mk. јагода, Bg. ягода. The meaning ‘berry’ (boba) is attested in R. ягода, Pol. jagoda, Cz. jahoda, Slk. jahoda, Sln. jagoda. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo.] ff219 je is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. The Croatian meaning ‘is’ is shared by Bo. je, Sb. је. The meaning ‘eats’ (jede) is attested in Pol. je. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff70 jutro is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. utro The Croatian meaning ‘morning’ is shared by R. утро, Bo. jutro, Sb. јутро. The meaning ‘tomorrow’ (sutra) is attested in Pol. jutro. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff132 kal is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘dirt, mud’ is shared by Bo. kal, Sb. кал. The meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ (izmetine) is attested in R. кал. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff226 knez is a complete false friend for about 48 million native speakers of Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 306.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘prince, duke’ is shared by R. князь, Blr. князь, Ukr. князь, Bo. knez, Sb. кнез. The meaning ‘priest’ (svećenik) is attested in Pol. ksiądz, Cz. kněz. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff81 kola does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 288 million speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘wheels’ is shared by R. колёса, Pol. koła, Bo. kola, Sb. кола. The Croatian meaning ‘car, cart’ is shared by Bo. kola, Sb. кола. The Croatian meaning ‘motorcar’ is shared by Bo. kola, Sb. кола. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff198 kolonija has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘colony’ is shared by R. колония, Pol. kolonia, Bo. kolonija, Sb. колонија. The meaning ‘Cologne’ (Köln) is attested in Pol. Kolonia. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff93 kor does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 11.5 million speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. kor The Croatian meaning ‘choir’ is unique. The Croatian meaning ‘corps’ is shared by Bo. kor, Sb. кор. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff123 korica is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘crust’ is shared by Bo. korica, Sb. корица. The meaning ‘cinnamon’ (cimet) is attested in R. корица. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff212 kovčeg is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; has additional meanings in the language of about 19.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 20 million speakers of Slovenian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish, Czech, Slovak. kovieg The Croatian meaning ‘suitcase’ is shared by Sln. kovček, Bo. kovčeg. The Croatian meaning ‘trunk, box, chest’ is shared by Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘coffin’ (mrtvački sanduk, mrtvački kovčeg) is attested in Bo. kovčeg, Sb. ковчег, Bg. ковчег. The meaning ‘(Noah’s) Arch’ ((Noemova) lađa) 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 Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 276 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian. kraj The Croatian meaning ‘edge’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Bg. край. The Croatian meaning ‘end’ is shared by Ukr. край, Sln. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The Croatian meaning ‘region’ is shared by R. край, Blr. край, Ukr. край, Cz. kraj, Slk. kraj, Sln. kraj, Bo. kraj, Sb. крај, Mk. крај, Bg. край. The meaning ‘country’ (zemlja, država) is attested in Ukr. край, Pol. kraj. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff166 kuća is a complete false friend for about 252 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘house’ is shared by Bo. kuća. The meaning ‘hut’ (koliba) is attested in Sln. koča. The meaning ‘heap’ (hrpa, gomila) is attested in R. куча. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff167 lice has additional meanings in the language of about 301.5 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. lice The Croatian meaning ‘face’ is shared by R. лицо, Pol. lico, Sln. lice, Bo. lice, Sb. лице. The meaning ‘person’ (osoba) is attested in R. лицо, Bo. lice, osoba, Sb. лице, особа. The meaning ‘cheek’ (obraz) is attested in Pol. lico, Sln. lice. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff107 lijen is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘lazy’ is shared by Bo. lijen, Sb. лен. The meaning ‘laziness’ (lijenost) is attested in R. лень. The meaning ‘idler, do-nothing’ (lijenština) is attested in Pol. leń. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff11 lipanj is a complete false friend for about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. lipn The Croatian meaning ‘June’ is unique. The meaning ‘July’ (srpanj) is attested in Blr. ліпень, Ukr. липень, Pol. lipiec. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] 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 Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 50,000 speakers of Kashubian; is a true friend for about 283.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. list The Croatian meaning ‘sheet of paper’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, аркуш, Ukr. лист, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. list, Bo. list, Sb. лист, Mk. лист, Bg. лист. The Croatian meaning ‘leaf’ is shared by R. лист, Blr. ліст, Ukr. лист, Ka. lëst, Cz. list, Slk. list, Sln. 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 is a complete false friend for about 55,000 native speakers of Upper Sorbian; has additional meanings in the language of about 95 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 372.5 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. listopad The Croatian meaning ‘October’ is unique. The Croatian meaning ‘falling of leaves’ is shared by R. листопад, Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, Cz. listopad, Slk. listopad, Sln. listopad, Bo. listopad, Sb. листопад, Mk. листопад, Bg. листопад. The meaning ‘November’ (studeni) is attested in Blr. лістапад, Ukr. листопад, Pol. listopad, USo. listopad, Cz. listopad, Sln. listopad. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo.] ff127 ljekarstvo is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘medical science’ is shared by Bo. ljekarstvo, Sb. лекарство. The meaning ‘medicament’ (lijek) is attested in R. лекарство. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff73 ljepše is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. lepshje The Croatian meaning ‘more beautiful’ is shared by Bo. ljepše, Sb. лепше. The meaning ‘better’ (bolje) is attested in Pol. lepiej. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff50 ljeto is a complete false friend for about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 304 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 66.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. leto The Croatian meaning ‘summer’ is shared by R. лето, Blr. лета, Ukr. літо, Pol. lato, Cz. léto, Slk. leto, Bo. ljeto, Sb. лето, Mk. лето, Bg. лято. The meaning ‘year (in the sg.)’ (godina) is attested in Sln. leto. The meaning ‘year (in the plural), e.g. 30 years’ (godina (30 godina)) is attested in R. лето (30 лет), Pol. lato (30 lat), Cz. léto (30 lét), Slk. leto (30 let), Sln. leto (30 let). [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff120 ljubiti does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 325 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to love’ is shared by R. любить, Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. The Croatian meaning ‘to like’ is shared by R. любить, Ukr. любити, Pol. lubić, Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. The Croatian meaning ‘to kiss’ is shared by Bo. ljubiti, Sb. љубити. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff94 lug is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 49.5 million native speakers of Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘lye’ is shared by Pol. ług, Bo. lug, Sb. луг. The meaning ‘meadow’ (livada) is attested in R. луг. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff95 luk does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 38 million speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘onion’ is shared by R. лук, Bo. luk, Sb. лук. The Croatian meaning ‘bow (weapon)’ is shared by R. лук, Pol. łuk, Bo. luk, Sb. лук. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff96 luka is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘port’ is shared by Bo. luka, Sb. лука. The meaning ‘hatch’ (prozorčić) is attested in Pol. luka. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff63 lula has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 29.5 million native speakers of Belarusian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. The Croatian meaning ‘tobacco pipe’ is shared by R. люлька (редко), трубка, Blr. люлька, Bo. lula, Sb. лула, Mk. луле, Bg. лула. The meaning ‘cradle’ (kolijevka) is attested in R. люлька. [NB: No information yet for Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln.] ff27 majka is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian; has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Slovenian. majka The Croatian meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Bo. majka, Sb. мајка, Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘gym shirt’ (majica) is attested in R. майка, Blr. майка. The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (ženka, majka (životinja)) is attested in Mk. мајка, Bg. майка. The meaning ‘nut (to screw on a bolt)’ (matica) is attested in Bg. майка. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk.] ff56 masa has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 362.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. masa The Croatian meaning ‘mass’ is shared by R. масса, Blr. маса, Ukr. маса, Pol. masa, Cz. masa, Slk. masa, Sln. masa, Bo. masa, Sb. маса, Mk. маса, Bg. маса. The meaning ‘table’ (stol) is attested in Mk. маса, Bg. маса. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff116 mašina has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 288 million speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. machina The Croatian meaning ‘machine’ is shared by R. машина, мотор, Pol. maszyna, Bo. mašina, Sb. машина. The Croatian meaning ‘locomotion’ is shared by Bo. mašina, Sb. машина. The meaning ‘car’ (auto) is attested in R. машина, автомобиль. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff79 meč is a complete false friend for about 313 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Macedonian; is a true friend for about 49.5 million native speakers of Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘match, game’ is shared by Pol. mecz, Bo. meč, Sb. меч, Mk. меч. The meaning ‘sword’ (mač) is attested in R. меч, Blr. меч, Ukr. меч, Cz. meč, Mk. меч, Bg. меч. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln.] ff205 mesni does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘local’ is shared by R. местный, Bo. mesni, Sb. месни. The Croatian meaning ‘of meat’ is shared by Bo. mesni, Sb. месни. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff220 mir has additional meanings in the language of about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Bosnian, Serbian. mir The Croatian meaning ‘peace’ is shared by R. мир, Pol. mir (arch.), pokój, zgoda, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Bo. mir, Sb. мир. The Croatian meaning ‘quiet, stillness’ is shared by R. мир, покой, Pol. mir (arch.), spokój, Ka. mir, Cz. mír, Bo. mir, Sb. мир. The meaning ‘world’ (svijet) is attested in R. мир, свет. The meaning ‘hist. municipality, parish, commune’ (seoska općina) is attested in R. мир, Cz. mír, občina. The meaning ‘authority, prestige’ (ugled, poštovanje) is attested in Pol. mir. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff190 modar does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Serbian. modar The Croatian meaning ‘light blue’ is unique. The Croatian meaning ‘dark blue (as a colour of face or body)’ is shared by Sb. модар. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] ff49 mrak is a complete false friend for about 16 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian. mork The Croatian meaning ‘darkness’ is shared by R. мрак, Bo. mrak, Sb. мрак. The meaning ‘cloud’ (oblak) is attested in Cz. mrak, Slk. mrak. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Sln.] ff201 mraz is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘ ’ is shared by Bo. mraz, Sb. мраз. The Croatian meaning ‘ ’ is shared by Bo. mraz, Sb. мраз. The meaning ‘ ’ (gad, zamazanac) is attested in R. мразь. The meaning ‘ ’ (fukara, izmet) is attested in R. мразь. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff2 muž has additional meanings in the language of about 65 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 307.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. muzh The Croatian meaning ‘husband’ is shared by R. муж, Blr. муж, Ukr. муж, чоловік, Pol. mąż, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, Bo. muž, Sb. муж, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. The meaning ‘man’ (muškarac) is attested in Ukr. муж, Cz. muž, Slk. muž, Sln. mož, moški, Mk. маж, Bg. мъж. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff21 nagao is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 39 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 95 million speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 17.5 million native speakers of Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian. nagl The Croatian meaning ‘sudden’ is shared by Blr. наглы (reg.), раптоўны, Ukr. наглий, Pol. nagły, Cz. náhlý, Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао. The Croatian meaning ‘vehement, hasty’ is shared by Slk. náhly, Sln. nagel, Bo. nagao, Sb. нагао, Mk. нагло. The meaning ‘naughty’ (bezočan, bezobrazan) is attested in R. наглый, Ukr. нахабний, наглий, Bg. нагъл. The meaning ‘fast, quick’ (brz, hitar) is attested in Sln. nagel. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff45 nedjelja 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 99 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian. nedelja The Croatian meaning ‘Sunday’ is shared by Blr. нядзеля, Ukr. неділя, Pol. niedziela, Cz. neděle, Slk. nedeľa, Sln. nedelja, Bo. nedjelja, Sb. недеља, Mk. недела, Bg. неделя. The meaning ‘week’ (tjedan, sedmica) 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 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 2 million speakers of Slovenian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. obraz The Croatian meaning ‘cheek’ is shared by Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. The Croatian meaning ‘face’ is shared by Sln. obraz, Bo. obraz, Sb. образ, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘picture, painting’ (slika) is attested in R. образ, Pol. obraz, Bg. образ. The meaning ‘manner’ (način) is attested in R. образ. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] ff100 pamet is a complete false friend for about 268 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. pamkt The Croatian meaning ‘reason, intellect’ is shared by Bo. pamet, Sb. памет. The meaning ‘memory’ (pamćenje) is attested in R. память, Cz. paměť, Bg. памет. The meaning ‘computer memory’ (memorija) is attested in R. память, Cz. paměť, Bg. памет. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk.] ff189 papa has additional meanings in the language of about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 325 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘the Pope’ is shared by R. папа римский, Bo. papa, Sb. папа. The Croatian meaning ‘bye-bye!’ (papa!) is shared by Ukr. папа!, Pol. papa!, Bo. papa!, Sb. папа!. The meaning ‘dad’ (tata) is attested in R. папа, Pol. papa. The meaning ‘cardboard, pasteboard’ (ljepenka) is attested in Pol. papa. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., 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 39.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. The Croatian meaning ‘steam’ is shared by Blr. пара, Ukr. пара, Pol. para, Cz. pára, Slk. para, Sln. 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’ (nekoliko) 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 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Serbian. pepelnica The Croatian meaning ‘Ash Wednesday’ is shared by Sln. Pepelnica. The meaning ‘ash-tray’ (pepeljara) is attested in R. пепельница, Pol. popielniczka, Cz. popelník, Slk. popolník. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk., Bg.] ff146 Petrograd does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘St. Petersburg (until 1914 and since 1991)’ is shared by Cz. Petrohrad, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград. The Croatian meaning ‘Petrograd (1914-1924)’ is shared by R. Петроград, Cz. Petrohrad, Bo. Petrograd, Sb. Петроград. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff89 pisac is a complete false friend for about 252 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘writer’ is shared by Bo. pisac. The meaning ‘scribe’ (pisar) is attested in R. писец, Sln. pisec. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff87 pisak is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘mouthpiece’ is shared by Bo. pisak. The meaning ‘pencil, crayon’ (pisaljka) is attested in Pol. pisak. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff88 pisar has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Bulgar-ian. The Croatian meaning ‘scribe’ is shared by R. писарь, Pol. pisarz, Sln. pisar, Bo. pisar, Bg. писар. The meaning ‘writer’ (pisac) is attested in Pol. pisarz. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk.] ff90 pisati is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 49.5 million native speakers of Polish, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to write’ is shared by Pol. pisać, Bo. pisati, Sb. писати. The meaning ‘to påå’ (pišati) is attested in R. писать. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff178 pismo has additional meanings in the language of about 38 million native speakers of Polish; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 298 million speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘letter’ is shared by R. письмо, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо. The Croatian meaning ‘font, handwriting’ is shared by Pol. pismo, Cz. písmo, Bo. pismo, Sb. писмо. The meaning ‘document’ (spis) is attested in Pol. pismo. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff187 pivnica is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Czech, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian. The Croatian meaning ‘pub’ is shared by Cz. pivnice, Bo. pivnica, Sb. пивница. The meaning ‘cellar’ (podrum, konoba) is attested in Pol. piwnica. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff111 pod does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘under’ is shared by R. под, Bo. pod, Sb. под. The Croatian meaning ‘floor, ground’ is shared by Bo. pod, Sb. под. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff54 podne 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 289.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. poldn The Croatian meaning ‘noon’ is shared by R. полдень, Blr. поўдзень, Pol. południe, Ka. pôłnié, Cz. poledne, Slk. poludnie, Sln. poldan, 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.] ff134 pogan is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘faeces, excrement’ is shared by Bo. pogan, Sb. поган. The Croatian meaning ‘dirt, mud’ is shared by Bo. pogan, Sb. поган. The meaning ‘rabble, riff-raff’ (fukara, izmet) is attested in R. погань. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff53 ponoć has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 289.5 million native speakers of Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. polnokt The Croatian meaning ‘midnight’ is shared by R. полночь, Blr. поўнач, Ukr. північ, Pol. północ, Cz. půlnoc, Slk. polnoc, Sln. polnoč, Bo. ponoć, Sb. поноћ, Mk. полноќ, Bg. полунощ. The meaning ‘north’ (sjever) 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 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘pride’ is shared by Sln. ponos, Bo. ponos, Sb. понос. The meaning ‘diarrhoea’ (proljev) is attested in R. понос. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff26 povijest is a complete false friend for about 361 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian. povest The Croatian meaning ‘history’ is shared by Bo. povijest. The meaning ‘novelette’ (kratki 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 ‘fame, reputation’ (glas, reputacija) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť. The meaning ‘legend’ (priča, legenda) is attested in Cz. pověst, Slk. povesť, Sln. povest. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff19 pravo is a complete false friend for about 349.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak; is a true friend for about 21.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. pravo The Croatian meaning ‘straight on’ is shared by Bo. pravo, Sb. право, Mk. (на)право, Bg. (на) право. The meaning ‘to the right’ (desno) is attested in R. направо, Blr. направа, Ukr. направо, Pol. na prawo, Ka. w prawo, w prawą, Cz. napravo, Slk. napravo. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff156 profesor does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 287 million speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘professor’ is shared by R. профессор, Ukr. професор, Bo. profesor, Sb. професор. The Croatian meaning ‘university teacher’ is shared by Bo. profesor, Sb. професор. The Croatian meaning ‘secondary school teacher ’ is shared by Bo. profesor, Sb. професор. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff150 prostak is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘lout, ruffian’ is shared by Bo. prostak, Sb. простак. The meaning ‘fool, stupid’ (glupak) is attested in R. простак. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff20 prosto has additional meanings in the language of about 83 million native speakers of Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 289.5 million native speakers of Russian, Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. prosto The Croatian meaning ‘simple, simply’ is shared by R. просто, Blr. проста, Ukr. просто, Pol. prosto, Ka. prosto, Cz. prostě, Slk. proste, Sln. prosto, Bo. prosto, Sb. просто, Mk. просто, Bg. просто. The meaning ‘straight on’ (pravo) 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 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. pujuka The Croatian meaning ‘rifle’ is shared by Sln. puška, Bo. puška, Sb. пушка. The meaning ‘canon’ (top) is attested in R. пушка. The meaning ‘(Br.) tin, (Am.) can’ (kutija) is attested in Pol. puszka. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff60 put 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 61.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘fence’ (plot) is shared by Pol. płot, Cz. plot, Sln. plot, Bo. plot, Sb. плот, Mk. плот. The meaning ‘body, flesh’ (put) is attested in R. плоть, Mk. плот, Bg. плът. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff72 rano is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. rano The Croatian meaning ‘early’ is shared by R. рано, Bo. rano, Sb. рано. The meaning ‘in the morning’ (ujutro) is attested in Pol. rano. The meaning ‘morning’ (jutro) is attested in Pol. rano. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff191 razred does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Serbian. razred The Croatian meaning ‘form, grade, class (at school)’ is shared by Sb. разред. The Croatian meaning ‘class (in a train, in society, in biology)’ is unique. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] ff192 restauracija does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Serbian. restauracija The Croatian meaning ‘restoration’ is shared by Sb. рестаурација. The Croatian meaning ‘restaurant’ is unique. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Bo., Mk., Bg.] ff17 riječ is a complete false friend for about 361 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. rech The Croatian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Bo. riječ, Sb. реч. The meaning ‘speech’ (govor) is attested in R. речь, Cz. řeč, Slk. reč, Mk. реч, Bg. реч. The meaning ‘matter’ (stvar) is attested in Blr. рэч, Ukr. річ, Pol. rzecz, Sln. reč. [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 15.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian. rodbina The Croatian meaning ‘relations’ is shared by Sln. rodbina, Bo. rodbina, Sb. родбина, Mk. родбина. The meaning ‘family’ (porodica) 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 15.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. rok The Croatian meaning ‘fixed time, set term, deadline’ is shared by Sln. rok, Bo. rok, Sb. рок, Mk. рок. The meaning ‘year’ (godina) is attested in Pol. rok, Cz. rok. The meaning ‘destiny, fate’ (udes, kob) is attested in R. рок. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff14 rujan is a complete false friend for about 10.0 million native speakers of Kashubian, Czech; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. rujn The Croatian meaning ‘September’ is unique. The meaning ‘October’ (listopad) is attested in Ka. rujan, Cz. říjen. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff149 rus is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘sandy, red’ is shared by Sln. rus, Bo. rus, Sb. рус. The meaning ‘blond, fair’ (tamnoplav) is attested in R. русый. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff92 ruski is a complete false friend for about 75 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Belarusian; is a true friend for about 261.5 million native speakers of Russian, Bosnian, Serbian. Russian-skij The Croatian meaning ‘Russian’ is shared by R. русский, Blr. рускі, расейскі, Bo. ruski, Sb. руски. The meaning ‘Ruthenian, East Slavic’ (istočnoslavenski) is attested in Blr. рускі, усходнеславянскі, Ukr. руський, Pol. ruski. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff172 sad is a complete false friend for about 306 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. sad The Croatian meaning ‘now’ is shared by Bo. sad, Sb. сад. The meaning ‘garden’ (vrt, bašta) is attested in R. сад, Cz. sad, Slk. sad. The meaning ‘orchard’ (voćnjak) is attested in Pol. sad. The meaning ‘fruit’ (plod) is attested in Sln. sad. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff6 šina is a complete false friend for about 266 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian; has additional meanings in the language of about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 51.5 million native speakers of Polish, Kashubian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. schiene The Croatian meaning ‘rail’ is shared by Ukr. шина, Pol. szyna, Ka. szina, Bo. šina, Sb. шина, Mk. шина. The meaning ‘tyre’ (guma) is attested in R. шина, Blr. шына, Ukr. шина, Bg. шина. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff152 sinji is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘grey-blue, greyish’ is shared by Bo. sinji, Sb. сињи, Sln. sinji. The meaning ‘dark blue’ (tamnoplav) is attested in R. синий. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff195 škaf is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘tub, vat’ is shared by Bo. škaf, Sb. шкаф. The meaning ‘cupboard’ (ormar) is attested in R. шкаф. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff222 sklad is a complete false friend for about 325 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. sklad The Croatian meaning ‘harmony’ is shared by Bo. sklad, Sb. склад. The meaning ‘storehouse’ (skladište) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. The meaning ‘shop, store’ (dućan) is attested in Pol. skład. The meaning ‘composition’ (sastav) is attested in Ukr. склад, Pol. skład. The meaning ‘turn, habit, mentality’ (vrsta, karakter) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад. The meaning ‘body, constitution’ (građa tijela, rast) is attested in R. склад, Ukr. склад. The meaning ‘syllable’ (slog) is attested in R. склад (устар.), слог, Ukr. склад. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff193 sklanjati does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 11.5 million speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. sklanjati The Croatian meaning ‘to hide; to clear away, to remove’ is shared by Bo. sklanjati, Sb. склањати. The Croatian meaning ‘to decline (grammar)’ is unique. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff5 slovenski is a complete false friend for about 28 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 344.6 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Bulgarian. slovensk- The Croatian meaning ‘Slovenian’ is shared by R. словенский, Blr. славенскі, Ukr. словінський, Pol. słoweński, Ka. słowensczi, LSo. słowjeński, USo. słowjenski, Sln. slovenski, Bo. slovenski, Bg. словенски. The meaning ‘Slovak’ (slovački) is attested in Cz. slovenský, Slk. slovenský. The meaning ‘Slavonic’ (slavenski) is attested in Sb. словенски, Mk. словенски. [NB: Information complete.] ff16 slovo is a complete false friend for about 359 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Macedonian. slovo The Croatian meaning ‘letter (of the alphabet)’ is shared by Bo. slovo, Sb. слово. The meaning ‘word’ (riječ) is attested in R. слово, Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. The meaning ‘leave-taking, farewell’ (oproštaj) is attested in Sln. slovó. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff208 slušati does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to listen’ is shared by R. слушать, Bo. slušati, Sb. слушати. The Croatian meaning ‘to hear’ is shared by Bo. slušati, Sb. слушати. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff194 sprezati does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 11.5 million speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. sprezati The Croatian meaning ‘to put (horses) to (a coach), to harness’ is shared by Bo. sprezati, Sb. спрезати, also attested in (arch.) Sln., spregati. The Croatian meaning ‘to conjugate’ is shared by Sln. spregati. [NB: No information yet for R., Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff13 srpanj is a complete false friend for about 85 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Czech; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. srpn The Croatian meaning ‘July’ is shared by Sln. mali srpen. The meaning ‘August’ (kolovoz) is attested in Ukr. серпень, Pol. sierpień, Cz. srpen, Sln. veliki srpen. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff47 sto does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 361 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘table’ is shared by Bo. sto, Sb. сто. The Croatian meaning ‘a hundred’ is shared by R. сто, Blr. сто, Ukr. сто, Pol. sto, Cz. sto, Slk. sto, Sln. sto, Bo. sto, Sb. сто, Mk. сто, Bg. сто. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff46 stol is a complete false friend for about 12 million native speakers of Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 360.5 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian. stol The Croatian meaning ‘table’ is shared by R. стол, Blr. стол, Ukr. стіл, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl, Slk. stôl, Bo. sto, Sb. сто. The meaning ‘chair’ (stolica) is attested in Sln. stol, Mk. стол, Bg. стол. The meaning ‘canteen’ (kantina) is attested in Bg. стол. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff48 stolica is a complete false friend for about 343.0 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 29.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian. stolica The Croatian meaning ‘chair’ is shared by Cz. stolice, Slk. stolica, Bo. stolica, Sb. столица, Mk. столица. The meaning ‘capital’ (glavni grad) is attested in R. столица, Blr. сталіца, Ukr. столиця, Pol. stolica, Ka. stolëca, Bg. столица. The meaning ‘professorship’ (katedra) is attested in Sln. stolica. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff35 strana 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 Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 83.0 million speakers of Ukrainian, Polish, Kashubian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 15.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian. storna The Croatian meaning ‘side’ is shared by Ukr. сторона, Pol. strona, Ka. strona, Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна, Bg. страна. The Croatian meaning ‘page’ is shared by Cz. strana, Slk. strana, Sln. stran, Bo. strana, Sb. страна, Mk. страна. The meaning ‘country’ (zemlja, država) is attested in R. страна, Bg. страна. The meaning ‘cheek’ (obraz) is attested in Bg. страна. The meaning ‘political party’ (stranka) is attested in Cz. strana, Slk. strana. [NB: No information yet for LSo., USo.] ff15 studeni is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. studn The Croatian meaning ‘November’ is unique. The meaning ‘January’ (siječanj) is attested in Blr. студзень. The meaning ‘jelly’ (drhtalica; reg.: hladetina, sulc) is attested in R. студень. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff57 štuka 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 Bosnian, Serbian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Slovenian. shtuka The Croatian meaning ‘pike’ is shared by Bo. štuka, Sb. штука, Bg. щука. The meaning ‘piece’ (komad) is attested in R. штука, Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘art’ (umjetnost) is attested in Pol. sztuka. The meaning ‘stucco’ (štukatura) is attested in Cz. štuka. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk.] ff41 šuma has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian. shuma The Croatian meaning ‘forest’ is shared by Bo. šuma, Sb. шума, Mk. шума, Bg. шума. The meaning ‘foliage, leaves’ (lišće) is attested in Bg. шума. The meaning ‘bush’ (džbun, grm) is attested in Bg. шума. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff71 sutra is a complete false friend for about 250 million native speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Polish. sutra The Croatian meaning ‘tomorrow’ is shared by Bo. sutra, Sb. сутра. The meaning ‘in the morning’ (ujutro) is attested in R. с утра. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff78 suučestvovati is a complete false friend for about 258 million native speakers of Russian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘participate’ is unique. The meaning ‘exist’ (postojati) is attested in R. существовать, Bg. съществувам. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo., Mk.] ff221 svjet is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech; has additional meanings in the language of about 10 million native speakers of Serbian; is a true friend for about 1.5 million native speakers of Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘council’ (svjet, savjet) is shared by Bo. svjet, savjet, Sb. свет, Sln. svèt (where it also means advice). The meaning ‘world’ (svijet) is attested in R. свет, мир, Pol. świat, Sln. svet, Cz. svět, Sb. свет. The meaning ‘very far/long’ (vrlo daleko/dugo) is attested in Pol. świat. The meaning ‘light’ (svjetlo) is attested in R. свет. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk., Mk., Bg.] ff147 tikva is a complete false friend for about 10 million native speakers of Czech; is a true friend for about 273.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. The Croatian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by R. тыква, Sln. tikva, Bo. tikva, Sb. тиква, Mk. тиква, Bg. тиква. The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (dinja) is attested in Cz. tykev. [NB: No information yet for Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff10 travanj is a complete false friend for about 37 million native speakers of Ukrainian; has additional meanings in the language of about 2 million native speakers of Slovenian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Belarusian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. travn The Croatian meaning ‘April’ is shared by Sln. mali traven. The meaning ‘May’ (svibanj) is attested in Ukr. травень, Sln. veliki traven. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff169 trudan is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 8 million native speakers of Bulgarian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 10 million speakers of Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. trudn The Croatian meaning ‘tired’ (trudan (arch.), umoran ) is shared by Sln. truden, Bo. trudan (arch.), umoran, Sb. трудан (arch.), уморан. The Croatian meaning ‘pregnant’ (trudna) is shared by Bo. trudna, Sb. трудна, Bg. трудна (arch.), бременна. The meaning ‘hard’ (težak) is attested in R. трудный, Pol. trudny, Bg. труден. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Mk.] ff159 trup is a complete false friend for about 38 million native speakers of Polish; has additional meanings in the language of about 250 million native speakers of Russian; does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. trup The Croatian meaning ‘trunk, body’ is shared by Bo. trup, Sb. труп. The Croatian meaning ‘trunk (of a tree)’ is shared by Bo. trup, Sb. труп. The Croatian meaning ‘carcass (of an animal)’ is shared by R. труп, Bo. trup, Sb. труп. The meaning ‘dead body’ (leš, mrtvac) is attested in R. труп, Pol. trup. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff144 tuča is a complete false friend for about 288 million native speakers of Russian, Polish; is a true friend for about 3.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian. The Croatian meaning ‘hail’ is shared by Sln. toča, Bo. tuča. The meaning ‘rainy cloud’ (oblak) is attested in R. туча. The meaning ‘rainbow’ (duga) is attested in Pol. tęcza. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sb., Mk., Bg.] ff162 već is a complete false friend for about 314 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Macedonian. The Croatian meaning ‘already’ is shared by Bo. već, Sb. већ. The meaning ‘matter, thing’ (stvar) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘assembly’ (skup, zbor) is attested in Pol. wiec. The meaning ‘more’ (više) is attested in Sln. več. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff215 vidjeti does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 250 million speakers of Russian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘to see impf.’ is shared by R. видеть, Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети. The Croatian meaning ‘to see, to behold pf.’ is shared by Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети. The Croatian meaning ‘to watch pf.’ is shared by Bo. vidjeti, Sb. видети. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Pol., Ka., LSo., USo., Cz., Slk., Sln., Mk., Bg.] ff59 vijek has additional meanings in the language of about 310 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. vek The Croatian meaning ‘century’ is shared by R. век, столетие, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Bo. vijek, Sb. век, Mk. век, Bg. век. The meaning ‘age (of a person)’ (dob) is attested in Pol. wiek, Cz. věk. The meaning ‘age, epoch’ (doba, epoha) is attested in R. век, Pol. wiek, Cz. věk, Sln. vek, Mk. век, Bg. век. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff32 vješt is a complete false friend for about 312 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 15.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedo-nian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian. The Croatian meaning ‘clever’ is shared by Sln. vešč, Bo. vješt, Sb. вешт, Mk. вешт. The meaning ‘matter’ (stvar) is attested in R. вещь, Cz. věc, Slk. vec, Bg. вещ. The meaning ‘message’ (vijest) is attested in Pol. wieść. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff42 voće is a complete false friend for about 287 million native speakers of Russian, Ukrainian; is a true friend for about 65.5 million native speakers of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. ovokti The Croatian meaning ‘fruits’ is shared by Pol. owoce, Cz. ovoce, Slk. ovocie, Bo. voće, Sb. воће. The meaning ‘vegetables’ (povrće) is attested in R. овощи, Ukr. овочі. [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 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. vorg The Croatian meaning ‘devil, demon’ is shared by Sln. vrag, Bo. vrag, Sb. враг, Mk. враг. The meaning ‘enemy’ (neprijatelj) is attested in R. враг, Blr. вораг, Ukr. ворог, Pol. wróg, Mk. враг, Bg. враг. The meaning ‘murderer’ (ubojica) is attested in Cz. vrah, Slk. vrah. The meaning ‘slyboots, smartie’ (lukavac, previjanac) is attested in Mk. враг. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff22 vrijedan is a complete false friend for about 298 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Bulgarian; is a true friend for about 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak. vredny The Croatian meaning ‘precious’ is shared by Sln. vreden, Bo. vrijedan, Sb. вредан. The meaning ‘harmful’ (štetan) is attested in R. вредный, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘able, clever’ (vješt, valjan, marljiv) is attested in Mk. вреден, Bg. вреден. The meaning ‘nasty, repulsive’ (gadan, odvratan) is attested in Pol. wredny. The meaning ‘insidious, deceitful’ (himben, lažan) is attested in Pol. wredny. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] ff163 vrijeme does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 252 million speakers of Russian, Slovenian; is a true friend for about 11.5 million native speakers of Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘time’ is shared by R. время, Bo. vrijeme, Sb. време. The Croatian meaning ‘weather’ is shared by Sln. vreme, 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 292 million native speakers of Russian, Polish, Slovenian, Macedonian; is a true friend for about 27.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bulgarian. The Croatian meaning ‘toilet’ is shared by Cz. záchod, Slk. záchod, Bo. zahod, Sb. заход. The meaning ‘west’ (zapad) is attested in Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod. The meaning ‘sunset’ (zalazak) is attested in R. заход, Pol. zachód, Sln. zahod, Mk. заод. The meaning ‘trouble, effort’ (muka, trud) is attested in Pol. zachód. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., 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 13.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. zavod The Croatian meaning ‘institute’ is shared by Sln. zavod, Bo. zavod, Sb. завод, Mk. завод. The meaning ‘contest’ (utakmica) is attested in Cz. závod. The meaning ‘factory, works’ (tvornica) is attested in R. завод, Cz. závod, Mk. завод, Bg. завод. The meaning ‘occupation, profession, trade’ (poziv, zanimanje) is attested in Pol. zawód. The meaning ‘disappointment’ (razočarenje) is attested in Pol. zawód. [NB: No information yet for Blr., Ukr., Ka., LSo., USo., Slk.] ff1 žena does not have all its Croatian meanings in the mother tongue of about 333 million speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish; is a true friend for about 39.5 million native speakers of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. zhena The Croatian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Ukr. жінка, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. žena, ženska, Bo. žena, Sb. жена, Mk. жена, Bg. жена. The Croatian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by R. жена, Blr. жонка, Pol. żona, Cz. žena, Slk. žena, Sln. 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 263.5 million native speakers of Russian, Slovenian, Bosnian, Serbian. The Croatian meaning ‘grain, cereals, (Br.) corn’ is shared by R. жито, Sln. žito, Bo. žito, Sb. жито. The meaning ‘rye’ (raž) 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 39 million native speakers of Ukrainian, Slovenian; has additional meanings in the language of about 296 million native speakers of Russian, Belarusian, Polish; is a true friend for about 37.5 million native speakers of Kashubian, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian. životъ The Croatian meaning ‘life’ is shared by R. живот (arch.), жизнь, Blr. жывот (arch.), жыццё, Pol. żywot, życie, Ka. żëwot, żëcé, Cz. život, Slk. život, Bo. život, Sb. живот, Mk. живот, Bg. живот. The meaning ‘belly, body’ (trbuh) is attested in R. живот, Blr. жывот, Ukr. живіт, Pol. brzuch, żywot, Sln. život. [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 3.5 million native speakers of Slovenian, Bosnian; does not have any formally similar counterparts in Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian. zork The Croatian meaning ‘air’ is shared by Sln. zrak, Bo. zrak. The meaning ‘eyesight’ (vid) is attested in Blr. зрок, Cz. zrak, Slk. zrak. The meaning ‘ray, beam’ (zraka, trak) is attested in Sb. зрак, Mk. зрак. [NB: No information yet for Ka., LSo., USo.] There is no Croatian word like Blr. чэрвень, Ukr. червень, Pol. czerwiec, Cz. červenec. chrvn There is no Croatian word like R. арбуз, Blr. гарбуз, Ukr. гарбуз, Pol. arbuz. There is no Croatian word like R. склеп, Ukr. склеп, Pol. sklep, Ka. sklep, Cz. sklep, Sln. sklep. sklep There is no Croatian word like R. стул, Pol. stół, Cz. stůl. There is no Croatian word like R. запомнить, Blr. запомніць, Pol. zapomnieć, Cz. zapomenout, Sln. zapomniti, Mk. запомни, Bg. запомня. zapomniti There is no Croatian word like R. памятник, Ukr. пам’ятник, Pol. pamiętnik, Ka. pamiãtnik, Slk. pamätník, Bg. паметник. pamjatnik There is no Croatian word like R. матка, Blr. матка, Ukr. матка, Pol. matka, Cz. matka, Slk. matka, Mk. матка, Bg. матка. matka There is no Croatian word like R. булка, Blr. булка, Ukr. булка, Pol. bułka, Bg. булка. bulka There is no Croatian word like R. дума, Blr. дума, Ukr. дума, Pol. duma, Bg. дума. duma There is no Croatian word like R. кресло, Blr. крэсла, Ukr. крісло, Pol. krzesło, Cz. křeslo, Slk. kreslo, Bg. кресло. krslo There is no Croatian word like R. выход, Blr. выхад, Ukr. вихід, Cz. východ, Slk. východ. vychod There is no Croatian word like R. час, Blr. час, Ukr. час, Pol. czas, Cz. čas, Slk. čas, Sln. čas, Bo. čas, Sb. час, Mk. час, Bg. час. chas There is no Croatian word like R. покой, Blr. пакой, Pol. pokój, Ka. pòkùj, Cz. pokoj, Slk. pokoj, Sln. pokoj, Sb. покој, Mk. покој, Bg. покой. pokoj There is no Croatian word like R. краска, Blr. краска, Bg. краска. kraska There is no Croatian word like R. сливки, Pol. śliwki. There is no Croatian word like R. цветень, Ukr. квітень, Pol. kwiecień, Cz. květen. kvetn There is no Croatian word like R. российский, Blr. расейскі, Ukr. російський, Pol. rosyjski. rossijskij There is no Croatian word like Ukr. лікарня, Cz. lékárna, Slk. lekáreň, Sln. lekarna. lekarna Croatian-Slavonic Jovanka Čemerikić, Guy Imart, Victoria Tikhonova-Imart. Paronymes russo/serbo-croates ("amis" et "faux-amis"). Aix-en-Provence 1988. C. Ivanova, M. Aleksić. Srpsko-bugarski tematski rečnik: Leksikon međujezičkih homonima i polisemija. Veliko Trnovo 1999. Danko Šipka (ed.). Rečnik srpsko-poljskih međujezičkih homonima i paronima. Słownik serbsko-polskich homonimów i paronimów. Poznań 1999. Emil Tokarz. Pułapki leksykalne: Słownik aproksymatów polsko-chorwackich. Katowice 1998.