ôkoło

See also: okolo, około, około-, and òkòło

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish około.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [wɔˈkɔwɔ]
  • Syllabification: ô‧ko‧ło

Preposition

ôkoło [+genitive]

  1. Denotes approximate amount; around
  2. Denotes location or movement around or along something; around
  3. Denotes close proximity; around

Adverb

ôkoło

  1. around (going in a circle)
  2. (agriculture, of plowing) in a spiral
  3. from all sides; around

Further reading
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021), “około”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 5, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 136

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish około.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɔˈkɔwɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔwɔ
  • Syllabification: ô‧ko‧ło

Preposition

ôkoło

  1. Denotes inexactitude of location; near, about, around [+genitive]
  2. Denotes inexactitude of time; near, about, around, circa [+genitive]

Particle

ôkoło

  1. about, around, approximately

Further reading
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