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