Ring

See also: ring and riñg

English

Proper noun

Ring

  1. A surname​ for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.
  2. A parish in County Waterford, Ireland.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German ring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, cognate with Danish ring, Dutch ring, English ring, Swedish ring.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀɪŋ/
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Noun

Ring m (genitive Ringes or Rings, plural Ringe, diminutive Ringchen n or Ringlein n)

  1. a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.)
  2. a ring (a piece of trinket (consisting of a precious metal, in general) worn around the finger)
  3. a ring (a group of people, often involved into criminal and illegal actions)
  4. (mathematics) a ring (algebraic structure)
  5. (geometry) a ring (planar geometrical figure)
  6. (heraldry) an annulet (ring used as a charge)
  7. (astronomy) a ring (a collection of material orbiting a planet)
  8. (sports) a ring (a place where events such as wrestling and boxing take place)
  9. a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been.

Declension
Declension of Ring
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ring die Ringe
genitive eines des Ringes,
Rings		 der Ringe
dative einem dem Ring,
Ringe1		 den Ringen
accusative einen den Ring die Ringe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Ringschaltung
  • Ringschlüssel
  • Ringschweißgerät
  • Ringstraße
  • Ringträger
  • Ringzunge
  • Seitenring
  • Schrägschulterring
  • Schraubring
  • Südring
  • Trauring

Further reading
  • Ring in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riŋ/

Noun

Ring m (plural Ring, diminutive Ringche)

  1. ring

Derived terms

Further reading
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