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