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