False Friends in Slavic Languages
Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’
The database knows following meanings of the Lower Sorbian word ‘powěsć’:
- legend (also: tale)
- news
- talk, rumour
Semasiological map for ‘*pověstь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Lower Sorbian meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Kashubian, Slovak and Slovenian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘legend’ is shared by Czech pověst, Kashubian pòwiésc, Slovak povesť and Slovenian povest.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘news’ is shared by Upper Sorbian powěsć.
- The Lower Sorbian meaning ‘talk, rumour’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘novel’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’, translated as ‘roman’) is attested in Kashubian pòwiésc, Polish powieść and Ukrainian повість.
- The meaning ‘novelette’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Belarusian аповесць, Bulgarian повест, Macedonian повест, Russian повесть and Slovenian povest.
- The meaning ‘history’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Bosnian povijest and Croatian povijest.
- The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (not present in Lower Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Czech pověst and Slovak povesť.
| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian аповесць |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian povijest |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian повест |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian povijest |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Czech pověst |
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| Kashubian pòwiésc |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Macedonian повест |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish powieść |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian повесть |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
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| Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Slovak:
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| Slovak povesť |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian povest |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
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| Upper Sorbian powěsć |
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| Lower Sorbian powěsć |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian повість |
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Semasiological Map for *pověstь
                                
*pověstь
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Meanings:  ‘novel’
 ‘novelette’
 ‘history’
 ‘legend’
 ‘fame, reputation’
 ‘news’
 ‘talk, rumour’
 no such word
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| novel | novelette | history | legend | fame, reputation | news | talk, rumour | |
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| Belarusian аповесць | + | ||||||
| Polish powieść | + | ||||||
| Kashubian pòwiésc | + | + | |||||
| Lower Sorbian powěsć | + also: tale |
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| Czech pověst | + | + | |||||
| Slovak povesť | + | + | |||||
| Slovenian povest | + | + | |||||
| Croatian povijest | + | ||||||
| Bosnian povijest | + | ||||||
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| Macedonian повест | + | ||||||
| Bulgarian повест | + | ||||||
| Meanings | novel | novelette | history | legend | fame, reputation | news | talk, rumour |