False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘kněz’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘kněz’:
- priest
Semasiological map for ‘*kъnęzь < Germanic kuningaz’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Czech ‘kněz’:
- 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 Polish and Slovak.
- The Czech meaning ‘priest’ is shared by Polish ksiądz and Slovak kňaz.
- The meaning ‘prince’ (not present in Czech ‘kněz’, translated as ‘kníže’) 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 Czech ‘kněz’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz and Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The meaning ‘mister’ (not present in Czech ‘kněz’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz and Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The meaning ‘king in cards’ (not present in Czech ‘kněz’) is attested in Lower Sorbian kněz.
- The meaning ‘bridegroom’ (not present in Czech ‘kněz’) 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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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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Slovak kňaz |
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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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Polish ksiądz | + | |||||
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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 |