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Ring
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ring riñg
English
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Proper noun
en occupations for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.
en 22 September 2026 Isaac Ashe Man who killed 82-year-old in random attack sentenced https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlykejn5838o BBC News Gerard Ring, 82, died in hospital three days after he was stabbed by Julian Donoher outside his home in Whitecross Gardens, off Kedleston Road in Derby, on 6 September 2025. 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261010230136/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlykejn5838o 10 October 2026
en parish co/Waterford c/Ireland.
en unincorporated community town:pref/Nekimi co/Winnebago County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
Translations
parish in County Waterford, Ireland
Irish: ga An Rinn f
Anagrams
en ginr NGRI girn grin
en Towns in Ireland
German
Etymology
From de gmh rinc, from de goh ring, from de gmw-pro *hring, from de gem-pro *hringaz, cognate with da ring, nl ring, en ring, sv ring.
Pronunciation
de /ʁɪŋ/
de De-Ring.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s chen,lein
a ring a circular and hollow object, made of any material.
a ring small jewelry worn on the finger (usually composed of precious metals)
a ring a group of people, often involved into criminal and illegal actions
de mathematics a ring algebraic structure
de geometry a ring planar geometrical figure
de heraldiccharge an annulet ring used as a charge
de astronomy a ring a collection of material orbiting a planet
de sports a ring a place where events such as wrestling and boxing take place
a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been; a boulevard.
Declension
m,(e)s
Hyponyms
de Abstandsring Abstreifring Ankerring Auflagering Augenringe Autobahnring Beißring Ehering Federring Messring Nasenring Ohrring Ringautobahn Seitenring Schrägschulterring Schraubring Südring Tintenfischring Trauring Verlobungsring Wendelring
Derived terms
de beringen beringt Ringdrossel Ringfinger Ringschaltung Ringschlüssel Ringschweißgerät Ringstraße Ringträger Ringzunge Ringtausch
Further reading
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx goh ring, from hrx gmw-pro *hring, from hrx gem-pro *hringaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
m Ring Ringche
ring
Derived terms
hrx Ringfinger
Further reading