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Old Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of w + krótce. First attested in 1448–1450.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /fkrɔːtt͡sɛ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /fkrott͡sɛ/
Adverb
wkrótce
- (attested in Masovia) soon
1895 [1448–1450], Mikołaj Suled, edited by Franciszek Piekosiński, Tłumaczenia polskie statutów ziemskich, Kodeks Świętosławów, Warka, page 53:Gdysz slodzeystwa... przes slostnyky... skrytha bywayą, thako ysz snaymoscz grzecha wkrothcze (in brevi,) nye moze bycz wsyawyona- [Gdyż złodziejstwa... przez złostniki... skryta bywają, tako iż znajmość grzecha wkrotce (in brevi) nie może być wzjawiona]
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References
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish wkrótce. By surface analysis, univerbation of w + krótce.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfkrut.t͡sɛ/
- Rhymes: -utt͡sɛ
- Syllabification: wkrót‧ce
Adverb
wkrótce (not comparable)
- soon (within a short time)
- Synonym: niedługo
References
Further reading
- wkrótce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wkrótce in Polish dictionaries at PWN