False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘князь’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘князь’:
- prince
- bridegroom
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 Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘князь’:
- is a complete false friend in Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Ukrainian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Russian, Slovenian and Serbian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘prince’ is shared by Belarusian князь, Bosnian knez, Bulgarian княз, Croatian knez, Kashubian ksyżëc, Russian князь, Serbian кнез, Serbian кнез and Slovenian knez.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘bridegroom’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘lord, master/mistress’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘князь’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz and Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The meaning ‘mister’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘князь’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz and Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The meaning ‘priest’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘князь’, translated as ‘священник, піп’) is attested in Czech kněz, Polish ksiądz and Slovak kňaz.
- The meaning ‘king in cards’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘князь’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Croatian knez |
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Czech kněz |
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Polish ksiądz |
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Serbian I. кнез |
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Slovak kňaz |
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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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Belarusian князь | + | |||||
Polish ksiądz | + | |||||
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Lower Sorbian kněz | + | + | + | |||
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Czech kněz | + | |||||
Slovak kňaz | + | |||||
Slovenian knez | + | |||||
Croatian knez | + | |||||
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Serbian кнез | + | |||||
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Bulgarian княз | + | |||||
Meanings | prince | lord, master/mistress | mister | priest | king in cards | bridegroom |