поблизу

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Possibly a univerbation of по (po) +‎ близу (blyzu), inflected form of obsolete близ m (blyz, “vicinity”, noun).[1][2] Compare Belarusian паблі́зу (pablízu), Russian вблизи́ (vblizí), Polish w pobliżu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio (nonstandard); “побли́зу” (“poblýzu”):(file)

Adverb

поблизу́ • (poblyzú)

  1. near, nearby, in the vicinity
    Synonyms: бли́зько (blýzʹko), недале́ко (nedaléko), неподалі́к (nepodalík)

Preposition

поблизу́ • (poblyzú) (+ genitive case)

  1. near, close to
    Synonyms: бі́ля (bílja), бли́зько (blýzʹko), недале́ко (nedaléko)

References

  1. ^ Zhelekhivskyy, E. I., editor (1886), “близ”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар [Ukrainian-German Dictionary]‎ (in German), volumes 1: А – О, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 33
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “близ”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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