Wiktionary

omkring

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

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Preposition edit

omkring

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

Further reading edit

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