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 (not comparable)

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

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “około”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎^[1], 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

• ôkoło in silling.org