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Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’

The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘powěsć’:

  • news

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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.

Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’:

  • The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘news’ is shared by Lower Sorbian powěsć.
  • The meaning ‘novel’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Kashubian pòwiésc, Polish powieść and Ukrainian повість.
  • The meaning ‘novelette’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Belarusian аповесць, Bulgarian повест, Macedonian повест, Russian повесть and Slovenian povest.
  • The meaning ‘history’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Bosnian povijest and Croatian povijest.
  • The meaning ‘legend’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Czech pověst, Kashubian pòwiésc, Slovak povesť, Slovenian povest and Lower Sorbian powěsć.
  • The meaning ‘fame, reputation’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Czech pověst and Slovak povesť.
  • The meaning ‘talk, rumour’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powěsć’) is attested in Lower Sorbian powěsć.
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Belarusian
аповесць
Meaning:
  • novelette
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Bosnian
povijest
Meaning:
  • history
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Bulgarian
повест
Meaning:
  • novelette
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Croatian
povijest
Meaning:
  • history
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Czech
pověst
Meaning:
  1. legend
  2. fame, reputation
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Kashubian
pòwiésc
Meaning:
  1. novel
  2. legend
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Macedonian
повест
Meaning:
  • novelette
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning in Polish:
  • wieść, wiadomość / news
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Polish
powieść
Meaning:
  • novel
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Russian
повесть
Meaning:
  • novelette
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Serbian
- no corresponding term.
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Slovak
povesť
Meaning:
  1. legend
  2. fame, reputation
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Slovenian
povest
Meaning:
  1. novelette
  2. legend
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Lower Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  1. legend (also: tale)
  2. news
  3. talk, rumour
Upper Sorbian
powěsć
Meaning:
  • news
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Ukrainian
повість
Meaning:
  • novel

Semasiological Map for *pověstь

*pověstь

Meanings:

‘novel’
‘novelette’
‘history’
‘legend’
‘fame, reputation’
‘news’
‘talk, rumour’
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*pověstь
Meanings
novel novelette history legend fame, reputation news talk, rumour
Russian повесть +
Ukrainian повість +
Belarusian аповесць +
Polish powieść +
Kashubian pòwiésc + +
Lower Sorbian powěsć +
also: tale
+ +
Upper Sorbian powěsć +
Czech pověst + +
Slovak povesť + +
Slovenian povest + +
Croatian povijest +
Bosnian povijest +
Serbian
Macedonian повест +
Bulgarian повест +
Meanings novel novelette history legend fame, reputation news talk, rumour

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