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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech chvíle, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognates include Ukrainian хвили́на (xvylýna).
Pronunciation
Noun
chvíle f
- moment (brief amount of time)
- v té chvíli ― at that moment; at that time
- od té chvíle ― from that moment on
- Počkej chvíli, než zamknu přední dveře. ― Wait up a moment, while I lock the front door.
Declension
Declension of chvíle (soft feminine quant-alt)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chvíle”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “chvíle”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “chvíle”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu.
Pronunciation
Noun
chvíle f
- moment (undefined period of time)
- moment (specific period of time)
- opportune time
- distant past
Declension
Descendants
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