навокал

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• 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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okolo. Related to Russian о́коло (ókolo). Compare also Polish naokoło.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈvokaɫ]
• Rhymes: -okaɫ

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Adverb

наво́кал • (navókal)

1. around (in a circle)

   Synonyms: укруг (ukruh), наўкруг (naŭkruh), наўкруга (naŭkruha)

   Гэ́так мы абы́дзем наво́кал і зноў пры́йдзем на старо́е ме́сца.

   Hétak my abýdzjem navókal i znoŭ prýjdzjem na staróje mjésca.

   This is how we will go around and come back to the old place.

2. 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

наво́кал • (navókal)

1. 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.

2. (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

• каля́ (kaljá)
• навако́лле (navakóllje, “neighbourhood”)

 

References

• “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)