chańdŏwny

Silesian

Etymology

Back-formation of chańdŏwnij (“long ago”). By surface analysis, chań (“yonder”) +‎ dŏwny (“old; ancient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /xaɲˈdɔv.nɪ/, (Western Silesian) /xaɲˈdɔwv.nɪ/, (Głogówek) /xaɲˈdɛwv.nɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvnɪ, -ɔwvnɪ, -ɛwvnɪ
• Syllabification: chań‧dŏw‧ny

Adjective

chańdŏwny

1. ancient

   Synonyms: pradŏwny, prawiyczny, uraltōwny

Declension

Declension of chańdŏwny

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative		chańdŏwny	chańdŏwne	chańdŏwnŏ	chańdŏwni	chańdŏwne
genitive		chańdŏwnego		chańdŏwnyj	chańdŏwnych
dative		chańdŏwnymu		chańdŏwnyj	chańdŏwnym
accusative	animate	chańdŏwnego	chańdŏwne	chańdŏwnõ	chańdŏwnych	chańdŏwne
	inanimate	chańdŏwny
instrumental		chańdŏwnym		chańdŏwnōm	chańdŏwnymi
locative		chańdŏwnym		chańdŏwnyj	chańdŏwnych
vocative		chańdŏwny	chańdŏwne	chańdŏwnŏ	chańdŏwni	chańdŏwne

Related terms

(adjectives):

• dŏwny

(adverbs):

• chań
• chańdŏwnij

Further reading

• Eugeniusz Kosmała (2023) “chańdŏwny”, in Dykcjōnôrz Ślonsko-Polski (in Silesian), section C, page 391