ringa

See also: ring·a and ringá

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾiŋa/ [ˈɾi.ŋa]
• Hyphenation: ri‧nga

Noun

ringa (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜅ)

1. occupation, job

   Synonym: trabaho

Garo

Verb

ringa

1. to drink

Maori

Etymology

Either from Proto-Oceanic *liŋa (compare Fijian liga) or an irregular change of Proto-Polynesian *lima (“hand, five” compare with Rarotongan rima, Tongan nima, Hawaiian lima, Samoan lima all with both overlapping meanings); the latter thus also doublet of rima “five”.

Noun

ringa (usually reduplicated as ringaringa)

1. hand
2. arm
3. weapon
4. handlebar

Derived terms

• ringa kuti (“fist”)
• ringakore (“unarmed”)

Further reading

• “ringa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ringet

Verb

ringa

1. simple past of ringe (Verb 2)
2. past participle of ringe (Verb 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hringa.

Alternative forms

• ringe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɪŋːɑ/

Verb

ringa (present tense ringar, past tense ringa, past participle ringa, passive infinitive ringast, present participle ringande, imperative ringa/ring)

1. to form a circle, a ring
2. to surround
3. to put a ring on something

Etymology 2

Verb

ringa (present tense ringer, past tense ringde, past participle ringt, passive infinitive ringast, present participle ringande, imperative ring)

1. alternative form of ringja

Further reading

• “ringa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Noun

ringa

1. nominative/accusative plural of ring

Spanish

Verb

ringa

1. inflection of ringar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-ringa (infinitive kuringa)

1. to boast, show off

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ringa
Positive present -naringa Subjunctive -ringe Negative -ringi Imperative singular ringa
Infinitives
Positive kuringa Negative kutoringa
Imperatives
Singular ringa Plural ringeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huringa Positive past positive subject concord + -liringa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuringa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naringa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaringa/naringa tunaringa 2nd person unaringa mnaringa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaringa wanaringa other classes positive subject concord + -naringa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ringi) Singular Plural 1st person siringi haturingi 2nd person huringi hamringi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haringi hawaringi other classes negative subject concord + -ringi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taringa Negative future negative subject concord + -taringa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ringe) Singular Plural 1st person niringe turinge 2nd person uringe mringe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aringe waringe other classes positive subject concord + -ringe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siringe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeringa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeringa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliringa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliringa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aringa) Singular Plural 1st person naringa twaringa 2nd person waringa mwaringa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aringa waringa m-mi(III/IV) waringa yaringa ji-ma(V/VI) laringa yaringa ki-vi(VII/VIII) charinga vyaringa n(IX/X) yaringa zaringa u(XI) waringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaringa pa(XVI) paringa mu(XVIII) mwaringa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meringa "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharinga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaringa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiringa "If not" positive subject concord + -siporinga Consecutive karinga / positive subject concord + -karinga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karinge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niringa -turinga 2nd person -kuringa -waringa/-kuringeni/-waringeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mringa -waringa m-mi(III/IV) -uringa -iringa ji-ma(V/VI) -liringa -yaringa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiringa -viringa n(IX/X) -iringa -ziringa u(XI) -uringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuringa pa(XVI) -paringa mu(XVIII) -muringa Reflexive -jiringa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ringa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ringaye -ringao m-mi(III/IV) -ringao -ringayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ringalo -ringayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ringacho -ringavyo n(IX/X) -ringayo -ringazo u(XI) -ringao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ringako pa(XVI) -ringapo mu(XVIII) -ringamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ringa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeringa -oringa m-mi(III/IV) -oringa -yoringa ji-ma(V/VI) -loringa -yoringa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choringa -vyoringa n(IX/X) -yoringa -zoringa u(XI) -oringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koringa pa(XVI) -poringa mu(XVIII) -moringa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • maringo

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -²ɪŋa

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish ringa, from Middle Low German ringe, from Old Saxon (gi)ringi (“light”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *reng-ja, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wrengʷʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze, wring”), Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “fast, quickly”).

Cognate with Danish ringe, Norwegian Bokmål ringe, German ring, gering and Dutch gering.

Adjective

ringa (comparative ringare, superlative ringast)

1. small, little

   hennes ringa ålder

   her young age

   ringa stöld

   petty theft

   Jag har inte den ringaste aning

   I don't have the faintest idea

   ringa betydelse

   little importance

2. low, simple, (through self-deprecation) modest, humble

   Han var av ringa börd

   He was of low birth

   min ringa uppfattning

   my humble (lowly) opinion

Declension

Inflection of ringa

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ringa	ringare	ringast
neuter singular	ringa	ringare	ringast
plural	ringa	ringare	ringast
masculine plural2	ringe	ringare	ringast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ringe	ringare	ringaste
all	ringa	ringare	ringaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• förringa

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish ringia, ringa, from Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną. Cognate with Danish ringe, Norwegian ringe or ringa, Old English hringan, English ring.

Verb

ringa (present ringer, preterite ringde, supine ringt, imperative ring)

2. to ring; to make a bell produce a sound
3. (telephony) to ring; to make a sound as to indicate a call is waiting
4. to ring; to telephone someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of ringa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ringa		ringas
supine	ringt		ringts
imperative	ring		—
imper. plural1	ringen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ringer	ringde	rings, ringes	ringdes
ind. plural1	ringa	ringde	ringas	ringdes
subjunctive2	ringe	ringde	ringes	ringdes
present participle		ringande
past participle		ringd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of ringa (class 3 strong, archaic or poetic)

	active		passive
infinitive	ringa		ringas
supine	rungit		rungits
imperative	ring		—
imper. plural1	ringen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ringer	rang	rings, ringes	rangs
ind. plural1	ringa	rungo	ringas	rungos
subjunctive2	ringe	runge	ringes	runges
present participle		ringande
past participle		rungen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• inringa
• ringa in
• ringa upp
• ringa ut
• ringmärka

See also

• plinga
• slå en signal (“give someone a call”)

References

• ringa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ringa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ringa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• ringa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).

Anagrams

• grina

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رینغه, from Italian aringa, from Medieval Latin harengus, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

Noun

ringa

1. herring

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “رینغه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 636
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ringa”, in Nişanyan Sözlük