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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring

Adverb

omkring

1. about, around

Preposition

omkring

1. about, around

Derived terms

• omkringliggende

References

• “omkring” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring

Adverb

omkring

1. about, around

Synonyms

• ikring

Preposition

omkring

1. about, around

Synonyms

• ikring

References

• “omkring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse umkring.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

omkring

1. around (near)