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), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòːlikɔ/, /kóːlikɔ/
• Rhymes: -òːlikɔ, -óːlikɔ
• Hyphenation: ko‧li‧ko

Adverb

kọ̄liko

1. how many, how much
   • 2024 December 29, Uredništvo, Štefka Kučan / »Koliko novih sovražnikov si v Gazi vsak dan ustvari Izrael!«‎^[1]:

     "Vojne je lahko začeti, veliko težje pa jih je končati, še težje pa je potem odpraviti posledice. Ko je življenje enkrat neupravičeno in nepravično ugasnjeno, se to več generacij ne pozabi. To vidimo tudi pri nas. In v Gazi. Koliko novih sovražnikov si tam vsak dan ustvari Izrael!"

     "Wars are easy to start, much harder to end and even harder to deal with the consequences. Once life is unjustly and unfairly extinguished, it is not forgotten for generations. We see this here too. And in Gaza, how many new enemies Israel creates there every day!"

Further reading

• “koliko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “koliko”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references