навокал
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
- наво́кала (navókala), навако́л (navakól), навако́ла (navakóla), во́кал (vókal), вако́л (vakól), вако́ла (vakóla), во́кала (vókala), уко́ла (ukóla), наўко́л (naŭkól), наўко́ла (naŭkóla) — common alternative forms
- navokal, navokał, nawokał — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okolo. Related to Russian о́коло (ókolo). Compare also Polish naokoło.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
наво́кал • (navókal)
- around (in a circle)
- all around, from all sides
- На́да мно́ю блакі́тны шацёр, А наво́кал — лясы́ і лясы́.
- Náda mnóju blakítny šacjór, A navókal — ljasý i ljasý.
- Above me is a blue tent, and all around (me) are forests and forests.
Preposition edit
наво́кал • (navókal)
- around [+genitive] (from all sides - spatial relation)
- Наво́кал ры́начнай пло́шчы стая́ць драўля́ныя і на́ват цагля́ныя дамы́.
- Navókal rýnačnaj plóščy stajácʹ draŭljányja i návat cahljányja damý.
- There are wooden and even brick houses around the market square.
- (figurative) around [+genitive] (about, surrounding)
- Гу́тарка ўвесь час вяла́ся наво́кал старшыні́.
- Hútarka ŭvjesʹ čas vjalásja navókal staršyní.
- The conversation revolved around the chairman the whole time.
See also edit
- каля́ (kaljá)
- навако́лле (navakóllje, “neighbourhood”)
References edit
- “навокал” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “навокал”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)