False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘žena’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘žena’:
- wife
- woman (syn.: ‘žena, ženska’)
- adult or elderly 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, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovenian ‘žena’:
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian.
- The Slovenian 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, Lower Sorbian žona, Lower Sorbian žeńska, Upper Sorbian žona and Ukrainian жінка.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Bosnian žena, Bulgarian жена, Croatian žena, Czech žena, Macedonian жена, Serbian жена, Slovak žena, Lower Sorbian žona, Lower Sorbian žeńska, Upper Sorbian žona and Ukrainian жінка.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘adult or elderly woman’ is unique.
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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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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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 |