omkring

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

omkring

  1. about

Preposition[edit]

omkring

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

Interjection[edit]

omkring

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

References[edit]

“omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse umkring.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

omkring

  1. about, around

Preposition[edit]

omkring

  1. about, around

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse umkring.

Adverb[edit]

omkring

  1. about, around

Synonyms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

omkring

  1. about, around

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Preposition[edit]

omkring

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

Further reading[edit]

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