ôkoło

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

Silesian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *o(b)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Slavic *kolo

Proto-Slavic *okolo

Old Polish około

Silesian ôkoło

Inherited from Old Polish około.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔˈkɔ.wɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔwɔ
• Syllabification: ô‧ko‧ło

Preposition

ôkoło

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

Particle

ôkoło

1. about, around, approximately

Further reading

• ôkoło in silling.org