False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘vonj’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘vonj’:
- scent, fragrance
- unpleasant odour
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘vonj’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian and Russian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian.
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian or Ukrainian.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘scent, fragrance’ is shared by Czech vůně, Kashubian wòniô, Polish woń, Slovak vôňa, Lower Sorbian wóń and Upper Sorbian wóń.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘unpleasant odour’ is shared by Lower Sorbian wóń.
- The meaning ‘stench, stink’ (not present in Slovenian ‘vonj’) is attested in Bulgarian воня and Russian вонь.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Czech vůně |
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| Kashubian wòniô |
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| Polish woń |
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| Russian вонь |
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| Slovenian vonj |
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| Slovak vôňa |
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| Lower Sorbian wóń |
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| Upper Sorbian wóń |
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| Slovenian vonj |
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| Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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*vonь(je)
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Meanings:  ‘scent, fragrance’
 ‘stench, stink’
 ‘unpleasant odour’
 no such word
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| scent, fragrance | stench, stink | unpleasant odour | |
| Russian вонь | + | ||
| Ukrainian ∅ | |||
| Belarusian ∅ | |||
| Polish woń | + | ||
| Kashubian wòniô | + | ||
| Lower Sorbian wóń | + | + | |
| Upper Sorbian wóń | + | ||
| Czech vůně | + | ||
| Slovak vôňa | + | ||
| Slovenian vonj | + | + | |
| Bulgarian воня | + | ||
| Meanings | scent, fragrance | stench, stink | unpleasant odour |
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