hringja

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną.

Verb

hringja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hringdi, supine hringt)

  1. (with dative) to phone, to call almost always used with í (then followed by accusative)
    Ég hringi í þig þegar ég er búinn með matinn.
    I'll call you when I've finished eating.
  2. (with dative) to ring (a doorbell)
    Ætlar þú að hringja (dyra)bjöllunni.
    Shall you ring the (door)bell?
Conjugation
hringja — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að hringja
supine
(sagnbót) 		hringt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		hringjandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég hringi við hringjum present
(nútíð) 		ég hringi við hringjum
þú hringir þið hringið þú hringir þið hringið
hann, hún, það hringir þeir, þær, þau hringja hann, hún, það hringi þeir, þær, þau hringi
past
(þátíð) 		ég hringdi við hringdum past
(þátíð) 		ég hringdi við hringdum
þú hringdir þið hringduð þú hringdir þið hringduð
hann, hún, það hringdi þeir, þær, þau hringdu hann, hún, það hringdi þeir, þær, þau hringdu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		hring (þú) hringið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
hringdu hringiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hringjast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að hringjast
supine
(sagnbót) 		hringst
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		hringjandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég hringist við hringjumst present
(nútíð) 		ég hringist við hringjumst
þú hringist þið hringist þú hringist þið hringist
hann, hún, það hringist þeir, þær, þau hringjast hann, hún, það hringist þeir, þær, þau hringist
past
(þátíð) 		ég hringdist við hringdumst past
(þátíð) 		ég hringdist við hringdumst
þú hringdist þið hringdust þú hringdist þið hringdust
hann, hún, það hringdist þeir, þær, þau hringdust hann, hún, það hringdist þeir, þær, þau hringdust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		hringst (þú) hringist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
hringstu hringisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hringdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		hringdur hringd hringt hringdir hringdar hringd
accusative
(þolfall) 		hringdan hringda hringt hringda hringdar hringd
dative
(þágufall) 		hringdum hringdri hringdu hringdum hringdum hringdum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hringds hringdrar hringds hringdra hringdra hringdra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		hringdi hringda hringda hringdu hringdu hringdu
accusative
(þolfall) 		hringda hringdu hringda hringdu hringdu hringdu
dative
(þágufall) 		hringda hringdu hringda hringdu hringdu hringdu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		hringda hringdu hringda hringdu hringdu hringdu
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ.

Noun

hringja f (genitive singular hringju, nominative plural hringjur)

  1. (dated) buckle
    Synonyms: sylgja, spenna
Declension
declension of hringja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hringja hringjan hringjur hringjurnar
accusative hringju hringjuna hringjur hringjurnar
dative hringju hringjunni hringjum hringjunum
genitive hringju hringjunnar hringja/hringna hringjanna/hringnanna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hringijaną.

Verb

hringja

  1. to ring bells
Conjugation
Conjugation of hringja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hringja
present participle hringjandi
past participle hringdr
indicative present past
1st-person singular hringi hringda
2nd-person singular hringir hringdir
3rd-person singular hringir hringdi
1st-person plural hringjum hringdum
2nd-person plural hringið hringduð
3rd-person plural hringja hringdu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hringja hringda
2nd-person singular hringir hringdir
3rd-person singular hringi hringdi
1st-person plural hringim hringdim
2nd-person plural hringið hringdið
3rd-person plural hringi hringdi
imperative present
2nd-person singular hring, hringi
1st-person plural hringjum
2nd-person plural hringið
Conjugation of hringja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hringjask
present participle hringjandisk
past participle hringzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular hringjumk hringdumk
2nd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
3rd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
1st-person plural hringjumsk hringdumsk
2nd-person plural hringizk hringduzk
3rd-person plural hringjask hringdusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hringjumk hringdumk
2nd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
3rd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
1st-person plural hringimsk hringdimsk
2nd-person plural hringizk hringdizk
3rd-person plural hringisk hringdisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular hringsk, hringisk
1st-person plural hringjumsk
2nd-person plural hringizk
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ. Related to hringr (“ring, circle”).

Noun

hringja f (genitive hringju)

  1. buckle
    Synonym: sylgja
  2. small tub
Declension
  Declension of hringja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hringja hringjan hringjur hringjurnar
accusative hringju hringjuna hringjur hringjurnar
dative hringju hringjunni hringjum hringjunum
genitive hringju hringjunnar hringna hringnanna
Descendants

Verb

hringja

  1. encircle, surround
Conjugation
Conjugation of hringja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive hringja
present participle hringjandi
past participle hringdr
indicative present past
1st-person singular hringi hringda
2nd-person singular hringir hringdir
3rd-person singular hringir hringdi
1st-person plural hringjum hringdum
2nd-person plural hringið hringduð
3rd-person plural hringja hringdu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hringja hringda
2nd-person singular hringir hringdir
3rd-person singular hringi hringdi
1st-person plural hringim hringdim
2nd-person plural hringið hringdið
3rd-person plural hringi hringdi
imperative present
2nd-person singular hring, hringi
1st-person plural hringjum
2nd-person plural hringið
Conjugation of hringja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive hringjask
present participle hringjandisk
past participle hringzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular hringjumk hringdumk
2nd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
3rd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
1st-person plural hringjumsk hringdumsk
2nd-person plural hringizk hringduzk
3rd-person plural hringjask hringdusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular hringjumk hringdumk
2nd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
3rd-person singular hringisk hringdisk
1st-person plural hringimsk hringdimsk
2nd-person plural hringizk hringdizk
3rd-person plural hringisk hringdisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular hringsk, hringisk
1st-person plural hringjumsk
2nd-person plural hringizk
Descendants
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