Ring

See also ring

English

Proper noun

Ring

1. A surname for a maker of rings as jewelry or as in harness.

Anagrams

• girn
• grin
• NGRI

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German

Etymology

From Old High German ring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, cognate with Dutch ring, English ring, Swedish ring.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʀɪŋ/

Noun

Ring m (genitive Rings or Ringes, plural Ringe)

1. a ring, a circular and hollow object, made of any material.
2. a ring, a piece of trinket (consisting of a precious metal, in general) worn around the finger.
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. (astronomy) a collection of material orbiting a planet.
7. (sports) a ring, a place where events such as wrestling and boxingtake place.
8. a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been.

Declension

declension of Ring

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ring	die	Ringe
genitive	eines	des	Ringes, Rings	der	Ringe
dative	einem	dem	Ring, Ringe (archaic)	den	Ringen
accusative	einen	den	Ring	die	Ringe

Derived terms

Abstandsring Abstreifring Ankerring Auflagering Augenringe Beißring Ehering Federring Messring Ohrring Ringdrossel Ringfinger

Ringschaltung Ringschlüssel Ringschweißgerät Ringstraße Ringträger Ringzunge Seitenring Schrägschulterring Schraubring Südring Trauring