całkiem

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Polish

Etymology

Old instrumental singular of całki. Compare chyłkiem and dialectal gołkiem.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -awkjɛm
  • Syllabification: cał‧kiem

Adverb

całkiem (not comparable)

  1. quite, pretty (completely)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bardzo
  2. completely, entirely, wholly

Particle

całkiem

  1. something has all ascribable traits to the speaker's surprise; completely, totally
    Synonyms: całkowicie, do reszty, zupełnie

Further reading

  • całkiem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • całkiem in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “całḱem”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 104