False Friends Atlas

Semantic traps across the Slavic world

Browse cognate clusters and see where meanings diverge across languages.

Clusters
18
Reflexes
36
Links
15

Being vs dwelling patterns (stan/byt cluster-ish)

Reflexes (1)

SK
latin
byt
"apartment"
nounneutral

False Friend Links (0)

No links recorded for this cluster yet.

Time vs honor (SL vs SR/HR)

Reflexes (2)

SL
latin
čas
"time"
nounneutral
SR
latin
čas
"honor (archaic/poetic)"
nounarchaic

False Friend Links (1)

SL čas
6
SR čas
tricky
intra slavic

Time vs honor (register)

SR adjective vs RU noun sofa

Reflexes (2)

RU
cyrillic
диван
"sofa"
nounneutral
SR
latin
divan
"wonderful"
adjneutral

False Friend Links (1)

SR divan
8
RU диван
dangerous
intra slavic

Compliment vs furniture