возле

Russian

Alternative forms

• во́злѣ (vózlě) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъzdьlě. Compare Polish wedle and Czech vedle from Proto-Slavic *vъdьlě, as well as по́дле (pódle) from Proto-Slavic *podьlě. Syntactically, воз- (voz-) + an element related to длина́ (dliná, “length”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoz⁽ʲ⁾lʲe]

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Preposition

во́зле • (vózle) [with genitive]

1. beside, by, near

   Synonyms: по́дле (pódle), ря́дом (rjádom), о́коло (ókolo)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “возле”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress