rink

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US, UK) IPA: /ɹɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from Proto-Germanic *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (UK dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rink, rynk, variation of Middle English ring (“ring”). Compare Low German rink (“ring, circle”), Middle High German rinc (“a ring, circle”).

Noun

rink (plural rinks)

1. (UK dialectal) A ring; a circle.
2. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.

   We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.

3. A surface for roller skating.
4. A building housing a skating rink.
5. (curling) A team in a competition.

   The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.

Translations

a sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports

• Finnish: jääkenttä, kenttä, kaukalo (in ice-hockey), rata (in curling)
• Ojibwe: zhooshkwaada'ewigamig, ᔓᐡᑿᑕᐦᐁᐏᑲᒥᐟ (zhooshkwaada'ewigamig)
• Polish: lodowisko (pl) n

a surface for roller skating

• Finnish: rullaluistelukenttä, kenttä, rullaluistelurata, skeittirata, skedemesta

a team in curling

• Finnish: joukkue (fi)

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Manx

Verb

rink (verbal noun rinkey)

1. to dance

Synonyms

• daunse

Derived terms

• rinkagh

Related terms

• daunsagh
• daunsin
• rinkey