Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a univerbation of по (po) +‎ близу (blyzu), inflected form of obsolete близ m (blyz, vicinity, noun).[1][2] Compare Belarusian паблі́зу (pablízu), Russian вблизи́ (vblizí), Polish w pobliżu.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pɔbɫeˈzu]
  • (file)

Adverb edit

поблизу́ (poblyzú)

  1. near, nearby, in the vicinity
    Synonyms: бли́зько (blýzʹko), недале́ко (nedaléko), неподалі́к (nepodalík)

Preposition edit

поблизу́ (poblyzú) (+ genitive case)

  1. near, close to
    Synonyms: бі́ля (bílja), бли́зько (blýzʹko), недале́ко (nedaléko)

References edit

  1. ^ Zhelekhivskyy, E. I., editor (1886), “близ”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар [Ukrainian-German Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volumes 1: А – О, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 33
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “близ”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Further reading edit