докле

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do kъ lě. Compare до̏, к. Cognate to Russian доколе (dokole).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dǒːkleː/
  • Hyphenation: док‧ле

Adverb

до́кле̄ (Latin spelling dóklē)

  1. (interrogative) how far
    докле идете? ― how far are your going?
    докле се пружа ова шума ― how far does this forest stretch?
  2. (interrogative) until when
    докле си остао? ― until when did you stay?
    докле га мислиш трпј(е)ти ― how long do you intend to put up with him
  3. as long as, as far as
    могу те масирати докле год хоћеш ― I can massage you as long as you want

Conjunction

до́кле̄ (Latin spelling dóklē)

  1. until
    овдј(е) ћу чекати докле се она не врати ― I'll wait here until she returns

Synonyms

References
  • “докле” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “докле” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “докле”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 719
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