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