False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘žona’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘žona’:
- wife
- woman
Semasiological map for ‘*žena’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘žona’:
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Upper Sorbian meanings in Belarusian, Polish and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Slovenian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by Belarusian жонка, Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, Croatian žena, Czech žena, Macedonian жена, Polish żona, Russian жена, Serbian жена, Slovak žena, Slovenian žena, Lower Sorbian žona, Lower Sorbian žeńska and Ukrainian жінка.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, Croatian žena, Czech žena, Macedonian жена, Serbian жена, Slovak žena, Slovenian žena, Lower Sorbian žona, Lower Sorbian žeńska and Ukrainian жінка.
- The meaning ‘adult or elderly woman’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘žona’) is attested in Slovenian žena.
Upper Sorbian žona |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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Belarusian жонка |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Bosnian žena |
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Bulgarian жена |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Croatian žena |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Czech žena |
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Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Upper Sorbian žona |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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Macedonian жена |
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Polish żona |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
Meaning in Russian:
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Russian жена |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Serbian жена |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Slovak žena |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Slovenian žena |
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Lower Sorbian I. žona (Syn.: žeńska) |
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II. žeńska (Syn.: žona) |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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Ukrainian жінка |
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*žena
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Meanings:
‘wife’
‘woman’
‘adult or elderly woman’
no such word
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wife | woman | adult or elderly woman | |
Russian жена | + | ||
Ukrainian жінка | + | + | |
Belarusian жонка | + | ||
Polish żona | + | ||
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Lower Sorbian žona | + | + | |
Lower Sorbian žeńska | + | + | |
Upper Sorbian žona | + | + | |
Czech žena | + | + | |
Slovak žena | + | + | |
Slovenian žena | + | + | + |
Croatian žena | + | + | |
Bosnian žena | + | + | |
Serbian жена | + | + | |
Macedonian жена | + | + | |
Bulgarian жена | + | + | |
Meanings | wife | woman | adult or elderly woman |