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See also: ringá

Garo

Verb

ringa

  1. to drink

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *linga (compare Fijian liga).

Noun

ringa (usually reduplicated as ringaringa)

  1. hand

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -²ɪŋa

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish ringa, from Middle Low German ringe. 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 Superlative2
Common singular ringa ringare ringast
Neuter singular ringa ringare ringast
Plural ringa ringare ringast
Masculine plural3 ringe ringare ringast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 ringe ringare ringaste
All ringa ringare ringaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Related terms

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)

  1. to ring; to make a bell produce a sound
  2. (telephony) to ring; to make a sound as to indicate a call is waiting
  3. 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
Participles
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
Participles
Present participle ringande
Past participle rungen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

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Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

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

Noun

ringa

  1. herring

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