omkring
Danish
Etymology
From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔm.kriŋ/, [ʌmˌkʁɛ̝ŋˀ], [ʌmˈkʁɛ̝ŋˀ], [ˈʌmkʁɛ̝ŋ]
Adverb
omkring
- about
Preposition
omkring
- around
- Det bor mange her omkring.
- Many live around here.
- Det bor mange her omkring.
- about
References
“omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring
Adverb
omkring
- about, around
Preposition
omkring
- about, around
Derived terms
- omkringliggende
References
- “omkring” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring
Adverb
omkring
- about, around
Synonyms
- ikring
Preposition
omkring
- about, around
Synonyms
- ikring
References
- “omkring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring.
Pronunciation
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Preposition
omkring
- around (near)