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