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