около

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *okolo, from *kolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔkoɫo]

Preposition

о́коло • (ókolo)

1. round, around
2. by, next to
3. about, approximately
4. with respect to, in reference to, with reference to

Derived terms

• око́лен (okólen), око́лност (okólnost)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okolo, from *kolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokəɫə]

• Audio

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Preposition

о́коло • (ókolo) (+ genitive)

1. near, around, about, by

   Synonym: приблизи́тельно (priblizítelʹno)

Related terms

• око́лица (okólica)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôkolo/
• Hyphenation: о‧ко‧ло

Adverb

о̏коло (Latin spelling ȍkolo)

1. around

Preposition

о̏коло (Latin spelling ȍkolo) (+ genitive case)

1. around

   около куће ― around the house

Further reading

• “около” in Hrvatski jezični portal