околесица

Russian

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Etymology 1

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From о- (o-, around) +‎ колесо́ (kolesó, wheel) +‎ -ица (-ica). Compare околеси́ть (okolesítʹ, to talk nonsense, to speak in a roundabout way, to beat around the bush) (also околёсить (okoljósitʹ)), околёсок (okoljósok, nonsense). Sense derivation is "detour" → "roundabout speech" → "nonsense".

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐkɐˈlʲesʲɪt͡sə]

Noun

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околе́сица (okolésicaf inan (genitive околе́сицы, nominative plural околе́сицы, genitive plural околе́сиц)

  1. (colloquial) nonsense, drivel, rubbish
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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околесица (okoljósicaf inan

  1. Alternative spelling of околёсица (okoljósica)