Hantec slang

Hantec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦan.tɛts]) is a unique slang previously spoken among lower classes in Brno, Czech Republic during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed from the mixing of the Czech language as spoken in Moravia with the languages of other residents of Brno, including Germans and Jews. Today Hantec exists in its original form only among some elderly people, but many words and expressions have become a part of Czech spoken in Brno.

Examples

Hantec	Standard Czech	origin of phrase	English
zóncna	slunce	from German Sonne	sun
šalina	tramvaj	from German "elektrische Linie" - "electric line"	tramway
augle	oči	from German Augen	eyes
šlofnót	spát	from German schlafen	to sleep
love	peníze	from Romani love	money

See also

• Moravian dialects

External links

• Czech-Hantec Dictionary
• Website about Hantec