chvíle

== 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 === IPA(key): [ˈxviːlɛ] === 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 ==== ==== 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), 2008–2026 == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === chvíľe (alternative writing) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈxʋiːlɛ/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈxviːlɛ/ === Noun === chvíle f moment (undefined period of time) moment (specific period of time) opportune time distant past ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: chvíle === References === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “chvíle”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění