False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovenian ‘baba’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovenian word ‘baba’:
- pejorative of a woman
- coward
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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 ‘baba’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Slovenian meanings in Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ is shared by Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Slovak baba and Lower Sorbian baba.
- The Slovenian meaning ‘coward’ is shared by Slovak baba.
- The meaning ‘old woman’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baba’) is attested in Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Macedonian баба, Polish baba, Russian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘grandmother’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baba’) is attested in Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Czech bába, Macedonian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘midwife’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baba’) is attested in Bulgarian баба, Slovak baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘mother-in-law’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baba’) is attested in Bulgarian баба and Macedonian баба.
- The meaning ‘cake’ (not present in Slovenian ‘baba’) is attested in Belarusian баба, Polish baba, Lower Sorbian baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
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Meanings:
‘old woman’
‘grandmother’
‘pejorative of a woman’
‘midwife’
‘mother-in-law’
‘cake’
‘coward’
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Meanings | old woman | grandmother | pejorative of a woman | midwife | mother-in-law | cake | coward |
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