False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘kněz’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘kněz’:
- lord, master/mistress
- mister
- king in cards
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, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘kněz’:
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘lord, master/mistress’ is shared by Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘mister’ is shared by Upper Sorbian knjez.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘king in cards’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘prince’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kněz’) 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 Lower Sorbian ‘kněz’) is attested in Czech kněz, Polish ksiądz and Slovak kňaz.
- The meaning ‘bridegroom’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘kněz’) 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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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 | + | + | ||||
Belarusian князь | + | |||||
Polish ksiądz | + | |||||
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Czech kněz | + | |||||
Slovak kňaz | + | |||||
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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 |