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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