околесица

Russian

Etymology 1

From о- (o-, “around”) +‎ колесо́ (kolesó, “wheel”) +‎ -ица (-ica). Compare околеси́ть (okolesítʹ, “to talk nonsense, to speak in a roundabout way, to beat around the bush”) (also околёсить (okoljósitʹ)), околёсок (okoljósok, “nonsense”). Sense derivation is "detour" → "roundabout speech" → "nonsense".

Alternative forms

околёсица (okoljósica)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɐkɐˈlʲesʲɪt͡sə]

Noun

околе́сица • (okolésica) f inan (genitive околе́сицы, nominative plural околе́сицы, genitive plural околе́сиц)

(colloquial) nonsense, drivel, rubbish

Declension

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Related terms

околеси́ть (okolesítʹ), околёсить (okoljósitʹ)
околёсок (okoljósok)

Noun

околесица • (okoljósica) f inan

Alternative spelling of околёсица (okoljósica)

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