Ring

Proper noun

Ring

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.
2. A parish of County Waterford, Ireland.
3. An unincorporated community in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.

Anagrams

• NGRI, girn, grin

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

• IPA^(key): /ʁɪŋ/

• Audio:

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Noun

Ring m (strong, 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 (small jewelry worn on the finger (usually composed of precious metals))
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; a boulevard.

Further reading

• “Ring” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ring” in Duden online

Etymology

From Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriŋ/
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: Ring

Noun

Ring m (plural Ring, diminutive Ringche)

1. ring

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary