ring
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English ring, ryng, also rink, rynk, from Old English hring, hrincg (“ring, link of chain, fetter, festoon, anything circular, circle, circular group, border, horizon, corselet, circuit (of a year), cycle, course, orb, globe”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Scots ring (“ring”), West Frisian ring (“ring”), Saterland Frisian Ring (“ring, circle”), Dutch ring (“ring, hoop”), Low German Ring (“ring”), German Ring (“ring, circle”), Swedish ring (“ring, circle”), Icelandic hringur (“ring”), Umbrian krenkatrum, cringatro (“belt”), Proto-Slavic *krǫgъ (“circle”) (Russian круг (krug)), Old English hrung (“cross-bar, spoke”), Albanian vrangull (“a wheel-shaped tool, circle motion”), rreng (“to do a prank, cheat, deceive”). More at rung.
Noun[edit]
ring (plural rings)
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger.
- (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring, as in onion ring
- A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
- An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices; as a crime ring, prostitution ring, etc.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (UK) Burner.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
- (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, page 168.
- The ring is common in the Huntingdonshire accounts of Ramsey Abbey. It was equal to half a quarter, i.e., is identical with the coomb of the eastern counties. —
- 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, page 168.
- (UK) a large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
- (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
- 2007, Steve Anson, Steve Bunting, Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation (page 70)
- Kernel Mode processes run in ring 0, and User Mode processes run in ring 3.
- 2007, Steve Anson, Steve Bunting, Mastering Windows Network Forensics and Investigation (page 70)
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
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ring (third-person singular simple present rings, present participle ringing, simple past and past participle ringed)
- (transitive) To surround or enclose.
- The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle.
- They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.
- (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
- Only ringed hogs may forage in the commons.
- We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.
- (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English ringen, from Old English hringan (“to ring, sound, clash; announce by bells”), from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną (“to resound, ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreg- (“to crow, caw, croak, shout”). Cognate with Dutch ringen (“to ring”), Danish ringe (“to ring, call”), Swedish ringa (“to ring, call”), Icelandic hringja (“to ring, call”), Lithuanian krañkti (“to caw, croak, cough”), Albanian vring (“a high-pitched sound made by waving violently a solid object”).
Noun[edit]
ring (plural rings)
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley.
- The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- The name has a nice ring to it.
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.
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ring (third-person singular simple present rings, present participle ringing, simple past rang or nonstandard rung, past participle rung)
- (intransitive) Of a bell, to produce sound;
- The bells were ringing in the town.
- (transitive) To make (a bell) produce sound.
- The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- Whose mobile phone is ringing?
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
- That does not ring true.
- (transitive, colloquial, UK, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
- I will ring you when we arrive.
- (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- So he spoke, and it seemed there was a little halting at first, as of men not liking to take Blackbeard's name in Blackbeard's place, or raise the Devil by mocking at him. But then some of the bolder shouted 'Blackbeard', and so the more timid chimed in, and in a minute there were a score of voices calling 'Blackbeard, Blackbeard', till the place rang again.
- 1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
- It is instructive for us to learn as well as to ponder on the fact that "the very men who looked down with delight, when the sand of the arena reddened with human blood, made the arena ring with applause when Terence in his famous line: ‘Homo sum, Nihil humani alienum puto’ proclaimed the brotherhood of man."
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
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Etymology 3[edit]
A shortening of German Zahlring (“number(s) ring”); coined by mathematician David Hilbert in 1892. (Reference: Harvey Cohn, Advanced Number Theory, page 49.)
Noun[edit]
ring (plural rings)
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations, an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
- The set of integers,
, is the prototypical ring.
- The set of integers,
- (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
- The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set
of even integers to be a ring.
- The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set
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ring
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Noun[edit]
ring m
- ring (place where some sports take place; boxing ring and similar)
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /renɡ/, [ʁæŋˀ]
Noun[edit]
ring c (singular definite ringen, plural indefinite ringe)
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Etymology 2[edit]
Verbal noun to ringe (“to ring”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /renɡ/, [ʁæŋˀ]
Noun[edit]
ring n (singular definite ringet, plural indefinite ring)
Inflection[edit]
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | ring | ringet | ring | ringene |
| genitive | rings | ringets | rings | ringenes |
Etymology 3[edit]
See ringe.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /renɡ/, [ʁæŋˀ]
Verb[edit]
ring
- imperative of ringe
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch ring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ring m (plural ringen, diminutive ringetje)
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Etymology[edit]
From English
Noun[edit]
ring m (plural rings)
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: [ʁɪŋ]
Verb[edit]
ring
- Imperative singular of ringen.
- (colloquial) First-person singular present of ringen.
Hungarian[edit]
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ring
- To sway
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Noun[edit]
ring m (definite singular ringen; indefinite plural ringer; definite plural ringene)
References[edit]
- “ring” in The Bokmål Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Noun[edit]
ring m (definite singular ringen; indefinite plural ringar; definite plural ringane)
Verb[edit]
ring
References[edit]
- “ring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
Noun[edit]
ring m
Descendants[edit]
- Dutch: ring
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *hringaz
Noun[edit]
ring m
- A ring (clarification of this Old High German definition is being sought)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English ring.
Noun[edit]
ring m (Cyrillic spelling ринг)
- The ring (place where some sports take place; boxing ring and similar)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse hringr, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
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Noun[edit]
ring c
- A ring; a circular piece of material
- The ring, place where sports such as boxing takes place
- (mathematics) A ring, algebraic structure
- (mathematics) A ring,planar geometrical figure
- (astronomy) A ring, collection of material orbiting some planets
- Each of the (usually three) years in a Swedish gymnasium (highschool)
- Ann började nyss andra ring
- Ann recently began her second year at the gymnasium.
- Ann började nyss andra ring
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ring
- imperative of ringa.
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, is the prototypical ring.
of even integers to be a ring.