-kolwiek

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolivěkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /kɔlʲvjɛk/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /kɔlʲvjɛk/

Suffix

-kolwiek

1. forms indefinite pronouns; -ever, -soever, any-

Descendants

• Polish: -kolwiek
• ⇒ Polish: (dialectal) kolwicek
• Silesian: (rare) -kolwiek

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish -kolwiek, from Proto-Slavic *kolivěkъ. Compare Slovak -koľvek, Czech -kolivěk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl.vjɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlvjɛk
• Syllabification: kol‧wiek

Suffix

-kolwiek

1. forms indefinite pronouns; -ever, -soever, any-

   Synonyms: byle, bądź, lada, popadnie

Declension

The word to which "kolwiek" is attached inflects normally, "kolwiek" itself is invariant.

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -kolwiek

See also

• -ś
• ni-

Further reading

• -kolwiek in Polish dictionaries at PWN