Polish

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Etymology

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From całkiem +‎ -owity, where całkiem is understood to be the instrumental singular of całek.[1][2] First attested in 1644.[3] Compare Silesian cołkowity and Masurian cáłkoziti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡saw.kɔˈvi.tɨ/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /t͡sɒɫ.kɔˈvi.tɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -itɨ
  • Syllabification: cał‧ko‧wi‧ty

Adjective

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całkowity (not comparable, derived adverb całkowicie)

  1. total, entire, complete (encompassing without exception all of something)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “całkiem”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “całkowity”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Grzegorz Knapski (1644) “całkowity”, in Thesavri Polonolatinograeci Gregorii Cnapii (in Polish), Cracoviae: Sumptu & Typis Francisci Caesarij

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