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