Ring
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Proper noun
Ring
- A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.
- A parish of County Waterford, Ireland.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
Translations
parish in County Waterford, Ireland
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Anagrams
Etymology
From Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, cognate with Danish ring, Dutch ring, English ring, Swedish ring.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ring m (strong, genitive Ringes or Rings, plural Ringe, diminutive Ringchen n or Ringlein n)
- a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.)
- a ring (small jewelry worn on the finger (usually composed of precious metals))
- a ring (a group of people, often involved into criminal and illegal actions)
- (mathematics) a ring (algebraic structure)
- (geometry) a ring (planar geometrical figure)
- (heraldry) an annulet (ring used as a charge)
- (astronomy) a ring (a collection of material orbiting a planet)
- (sports) a ring (a place where events such as wrestling and boxing take place)
- a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been; a boulevard.
Declension
Declension of Ring [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Abstandsring
- Abstreifring
- Ankerring
- Auflagering
- Augenringe
- Autobahnring
- Beißring
- Ehering
- Federring
- Messring
- Nasenring
- Ohrring
- Ringautobahn
- Schrägschulterring
- Schraubring
- Seitenring
- Südring
- Trauring
- Verlobungsring
- Wendelring
Derived terms
- beringt
- Ringdrossel
- Ringfinger
- Ringschaltung
- Ringschlüssel
- Ringschweißgerät
- Ringstraße
- Ringtausch
- Ringträger
- Ringzunge
Further reading
Etymology
From Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
Ring m (plural Ring, diminutive Ringche)
Derived terms
Further reading
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