False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘žena’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘žena’:
- wife (syn.: ‘žena, supruga’)
- woman
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘žena’:
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Slovak, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Croatian meanings in Belarusian, Polish and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Slovenian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian.
- The Croatian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by Belarusian жонка, Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, 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 Croatian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, 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 Croatian ‘žena’) is attested in Slovenian žena.
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Belarusian жонка |
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Bulgarian жена |
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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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Croatian žena |
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Upper Sorbian žona |
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Ukrainian жінка |
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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 |