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