chnet

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wnet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxnɛt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt
• Syllabification: chnet

Adverb

chnet

1. soon (within a short time)
   • 2018 – 2023 March 8, Eugeniusz Kosmała, “Dziyń kobiyt…...”, in Wachtyrz.eu‎, 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