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omkring

Danish

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Etymology

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From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔmˈkreŋ/, [ʌmˈkʰʁɛŋ], [ɒ̽mˈkχɛ̝ŋ]

Adverb

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omkring

  1. about

Preposition

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omkring

  1. around
    Det bor mange her omkring.
    Many live around here.
  2. about

Interjection

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omkring

  1. (military) about-face!, about-turn!

References

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“omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse umkring.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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omkring

  1. about, around

Preposition

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omkring

  1. about, around

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse umkring.

Adverb

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omkring

  1. about, around

Synonyms

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Preposition

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omkring

  1. about, around

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse umkring, equivalent to om + kring (“around”).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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omkring

  1. around (near)
    Synonym: (colloquial) ikring

Derived terms

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Further reading

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