False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘жена’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘жена’:
- wife
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘жена’:
- is a true friend in Belarusian and Polish.
- 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 Russian meaning ‘wife’ is shared by Belarusian жонка, Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, Croatian žena, Czech žena, Macedonian жена, Polish żona, Serbian жена, Slovak žena, Slovenian žena, Lower Sorbian žona, Lower Sorbian žeńska, Upper Sorbian žona and Ukrainian жінка.
- The meaning ‘woman’ (not present in Russian ‘жена’, translated as ‘женщина’) 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 Russian ‘жена’) is attested in Slovenian žena.
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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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Polish żona |
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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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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 |