omkring

Danish

Etymology

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔm.kriŋ/, [ʌmˌkʁɛ̝ŋˀ], [ʌmˈkʁɛ̝ŋˀ], [ˈʌmkʁɛ̝ŋ]

Adverb

omkring

  1. about

Preposition

omkring

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

References

“omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring

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.

Pronunciation
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Preposition

omkring

  1. around (near)
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