um
Meaning
-
- about
- around
- at, by (when relating to time)
- by (percentage difference)
- (Austria) for (amount of money)
Concepts
on the other side
for each
near to
the other side of
at the rate of
Synonyms
um … herum
um zu
bis
oder so
über den Daumen
nach … hin
nachsuchen
nahe bei
umstehend
so etwa
um die
so circa
an die
so um die
aufgrund dessen
auf … zu
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
um
Appenzell Innerrhoden
um
Graubünden
um
Basel-Landschaft
um
Zürich
am
Basel-Landschaft
am
Lucerne
um
Aargau
am
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʊm/
Etymology
From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om, English umbe.
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Sentences
Es muss rund um die Uhr jemand die Produktion überwachen .
Someone has to monitor production around the clock.
Um den See führt ein Naturlehrpfad.
A nature trail leads around the lake.
