Ring

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See also: ring and riñg

English

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Proper noun

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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.

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German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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.

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Further reading

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

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ring m (plural Ring, diminutive Ringche)

  1. ring

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