omkring

Danish

Etymology

From om + Old Norse krinkr (ring, round), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔmˈkreŋ/, [ʌmˈkʰʁɛŋ], [ɒ̽mˈkχɛ̝ŋ]

Adverb

omkring

  1. about

Preposition

omkring

  1. around
    Det bor mange her omkring.
    Many live around here.
  2. about

Interjection

omkring

  1. (military) about-face!, about-turn!

References

omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔmˈkɾɪŋː/

Adverb

omkring

  1. about, around

Preposition

omkring

  1. about, around

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring.

Adverb

omkring

  1. about, around

Synonyms

Preposition

omkring

  1. about, around

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring, equivalent to om + kring (around).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

omkring

  1. around (near)
    Synonym: (colloquial) ikring

Derived terms

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