kolikery

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech koliker. By surface analysis, kolik +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkolɪkɛrɪ]

Numeral

kolikery

  1. (collective) how many, how much, how many groups, how many sets
    kolikery modré kalhoty ― how many blue pants
    kolikera stará kamna ― how many old stoves
    kolikery silné ponožky ― how many pairs of thick socks
    kolikero teplé prádlo ― how many sets of warm clothes

Usage notes

  • Some dictionaries consider kolikery and kolikerý to be interchangable in both meanings.
  • This word can be used with pluralia tantum to make them countable. If used with other nouns, it means groups or pairs. It can also be used with singular collective nouns (normally only in neuter) which do not have plural forms. The masculine singular and animate plural forms are no longer used.

Declension

Declension of koliker (irregular)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative koliker1 kolikera1 kolikero
genitive kolikerého kolikeré1 kolikerého
dative kolikerému kolikeré1 kolikerému
accusative kolikerého koliker1 kolikeru1 kolikero
locative kolikerém kolikeré1 kolikerém
instrumental kolikerým kolikerou1 kolikerým
plural
masculine feminine neuter
animate inanimate
nominative kolikeři1 kolikery kolikera
genitive kolikerých
dative kolikerým
accusative kolikery kolikera
locative kolikerých
instrumental kolikerými, kolikerýma

1Obsolete.

Derived terms

See also

  • kolikero
  • kolikerý

Further reading

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