кельо

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak keľo. By surface analysis, келї (kelji) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛʎɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɛʎɔ
• Hyphenation: ке‧льо

Pronoun

кельо (kelʹo)

1. (interrogative) how many, how much

   кельо лєм ― kelʹo ljem ― however much

   кельо маш роки? ― kelʹo maš roki? ― how old are you? (literally, “how many years do you have?”)

   кельо годзин? ― kelʹo hodzin? ― what time is it? (literally, “how many hours?”)

   кельо то кошта? ― kelʹo to košta? ― how much does it cost?

Related terms

(adjectives):

• келї (kelji)

(nouns):

• кельосц (kelʹosc)

Determiner

кельо (kelʹo)

1. how many

   Synonym: келї (kelji)

Further reading

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “кельо”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy