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