False Friends in Slavic Languages
Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’
The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘knjez’:
- lord, master/mistress
- mister
Semasiological map for ‘*kъnęzь < Germanic kuningaz’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’:
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘lord, master/mistress’ is shared by Lower Sorbian kněz.
- The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘mister’ is shared by Lower Sorbian kněz.
- The meaning ‘prince’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’) is attested in Belarusian князь, Bosnian knez, Bulgarian княз, Croatian knez, Kashubian ksyżëc, Russian князь, Serbian кнез, Serbian кнез, Slovenian knez and Ukrainian князь.
- The meaning ‘priest’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’) is attested in Czech kněz, Polish ksiądz and Slovak kňaz.
- The meaning ‘king in cards’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz.
- The meaning ‘bridegroom’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘knjez’) is attested in Ukrainian князь.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Bulgarian княз |
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Russian князь |
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Serbian I. кнез |
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Slovak kňaz |
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Ukrainian князь |
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Semasiological Map for *kъnęzь < Germanic kuningaz
*kъnęzь < Germanic kuningaz
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Meanings:
‘prince’
‘lord, master/mistress’
‘mister’
‘priest’
‘king in cards’
‘bridegroom’
no such word
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prince | lord, master/mistress | mister | priest | king in cards | bridegroom | |
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Slovak kňaz | + | |||||
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Meanings | prince | lord, master/mistress | mister | priest | king in cards | bridegroom |
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