chnet
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Silesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Czech ihned, inhed, from Proto-Slavic *inъgъdъ. Cognate with Czech hned, Kashubian wnet, and Polish wnet.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
chnet
- soon (within a short time)
- 2018 – 2023 March 8, Eugeniusz Kosmała, “Dziyń kobiyt…...”, in Wachtyrz.eu[1], Kotórz Mały, Poland: Silesia Progress:
- Nō, tōż mōmy już tyn gryfny marzec na karku. Czamu gôdōm gryfny? Anō, bo to już chnet bydzie ta diosecko zima forbaj i napocznie sie chnet kalyndôrzowô wiesna.
- Well we already have this nice March at hand. Why am I saying nice? Well, because soon this devilish winter be over and soon calendar spring will start.
Further reading[edit]
- Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “chnet”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 54