koliko

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• kolik

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

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “koliko”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /kɔˈli.kɔ/

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

• ovoliko
• onoliko

Related terms

• količina

Further reading

• “koliko”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

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
• “koliko”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references