False Friends in Slavic Languages
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’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Lower Sorbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Serbian.
- 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.
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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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Ukrainian повість |
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Semasiological Map for *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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Ukrainian повість | + | ||||||
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 |