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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic окрьстъ (okrĭstŭ). By surface analysis, о- (o-) + кре́ст (krést). Compare Bulgarian о́кръст (ókrǎst), Polabian vuokárst (“circle”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
окре́ст • (okrést)
- (archaic) around, nearby, in the neighborhood
Quotations
Preposition
окре́ст • (okrést)
- (archaic) around, near
- Synonyms: вокру́г (vokrúg), ря́дом (rjádom), кругом (krugom), о́коло (ókolo)
Derived terms