koliko

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronoun

koliko

  1. (interrogative) how much, how many
  2. (relative) as much, as many; so many, so much
  3. (indefinite) so many, so much; many, much

Descendants

  • Czech: kolik

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Numeral

koliko

  1. Middle Polish form of kilka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolǐko/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧li‧ko

Adverb

kolìko (Cyrillic spelling колѝко)

  1. (interrogative) how much, how many
    Koliko imaš vremena? ― How much time do you have?
    Koliko je sati? ― What time is it?
    Koliko puta? ― How many times?
    Koliko dugo? ― (For) How long?
  2. (in comparisons, formal, preceded by onoliko) as, as much/many as
    Kupite onoliko igračaka koliko je djece. ― Buy as many toys as there are children.
    On je skoro onoliko visok koliko i ja. ― He is almost as tall as I am.
  3. (with generalization particle god) no matter how much/how many
    Koliko god mu daš, nikad nije dosta! ― No matter how much you give him, it's never enough!
  4. (with generalization particle god) as far as
    Koliko ja znam, to više nije prihvaćeno kao činjenica. ― As far as I know, that's no longer accepted as fact!

Antonyms

Further reading

  • “koliko” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kòːlikɔ/, /kóːlikɔ/

Adverb

kọ̄liko

  1. how much, how many (what amount)
    koliko je ura? ― what time is it?

Further reading

  • “koliko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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