chnet

chnet

Silesian

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish wnet.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxnɛt/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛt
    • Syllabification: chnet

    Adverb

    chnet

    1. 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

    • Barbara Podgórska; Adam Podgóski (2008), “chnet”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian dialects] (in Polish), Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 54