окрест

Russian

Alternative forms

• ꚛкре́ст (okrést) — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic окрьстъ (okrĭstŭ). By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ кре́ст (krést). Compare Bulgarian о́кръст (ókrǎst), Polabian vuokárst (“circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈkrʲest]

Adverb

окре́ст • (okrést)

1. (archaic) around, nearby, in the neighborhood

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:окрест.

Preposition

окре́ст • (okrést)

1. (archaic) around, near

   Synonyms: вокру́г (vokrúg), ря́дом (rjádom), кругом (krugom), о́коло (ókolo)

Derived terms

• окре́стный (okréstnyj)