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