kring

See also: Kring

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

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Noun

kring m (plural kringen, diminutive kringetje n)

1. circle; round figure

   Kinderen, ga in een kring staan!

   Children, form a circle!

2. circle, clique (a community of people with a shared common interest)

   Dit is in deze kringen ongebruikelijk.

   This is unusual in these circles.

3. a circular stain left on a table by a wet glass
4. (chiefly Belgium) the student organization of a university faculty

Derived terms

• kringgesprek
• kringloop
• kringspier

Related terms

• ring

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kring

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪŋ/

Noun

kring (first-person possessive kringku, second-person possessive kringmu, third-person possessive kringnya)

1. (onomatopoeia) sound of bell.

Etymology 2

From Dutch kring (“circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪŋ/

Noun

kring (first-person possessive kringku, second-person possessive kringmu, third-person possessive kringnya)

1. (Catholicism) subdivision of a parish.

   Synonym: lingkungan

Further reading

• “kring” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kringr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪŋː/

Preposition

kring

1. around

Synonyms

• rundt

Derived terms

• kringom

References

• “kring” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kringr.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

kring

1. around, about; same as omkring

Preposition

kring

1. around

Synonyms

• omkring

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From .

Adjective

1. fast, speedy, brisk

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Kring”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 355