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