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