False Friends in Slavic Languages
Slovak ‘povesť’
The database knows following meanings of the Slovak word ‘povesť’:
- legend
- fame, reputation
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Slovak ‘povesť’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Czech.
- does not have all its Slovak meanings in Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Slovenian.
- has additional meanings in Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Slovenian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian.
- The Slovak meaning ‘legend’ is shared by Czech pověst, Kashubian pòwiésc, Slovenian povest and Lower Sorbian powěsć.
- The Slovak meaning ‘fame, reputation’ is shared by Czech pověst.
- The meaning ‘novel’ (not present in Slovak ‘povesť’, translated as ‘román’) is attested in Kashubian pòwiésc, Polish powieść and Ukrainian повість.
- The meaning ‘novelette’ (not present in Slovak ‘povesť’, translated as ‘krátky román’) is attested in Belarusian аповесць, Bulgarian повест, Macedonian повест, Russian повесть and Slovenian povest.
- The meaning ‘history’ (not present in Slovak ‘povesť’, translated as ‘dejiny’) is attested in Bosnian povijest and Croatian povijest.
- The meaning ‘news’ (not present in Slovak ‘povesť’) is attested in Lower Sorbian powěsć and Upper Sorbian powěsć.
- The meaning ‘talk, rumour’ (not present in Slovak ‘povesť’) is attested in Lower Sorbian powěsć.
Slovak povesť |
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Belarusian аповесць |
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Bosnian povijest |
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Bulgarian повест |
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Croatian povijest |
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Czech pověst |
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Kashubian pòwiésc |
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Macedonian повест |
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Polish powieść |
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Russian повесть |
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Slovak povesť |
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Slovenian povest |
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Lower Sorbian powěsć |
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Upper Sorbian powěsć |
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Slovak povesť |
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Ukrainian повість |
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Meanings:
‘novel’
‘novelette’
‘history’
‘legend’
‘fame, reputation’
‘news’
‘talk, rumour’
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novel | novelette | history | legend | fame, reputation | news | talk, rumour | |
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Ukrainian повість | + | ||||||
Belarusian аповесць | + | ||||||
Polish powieść | + | ||||||
Kashubian pòwiésc | + | + | |||||
Lower Sorbian powěsć | + also: tale |
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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 |