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English

Etymology

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Noun

ringe (plural ringes)

  1. A whisk made of heather.

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Afrikaans

Noun

ringe

  1. plural of ring

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ringe. A possible cognate include Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha). Of uncertain origin.

Verb

ringe (imperative ring, infinitive at ringe, present tense ringer, past tense ringede, perfect tense har ringet)

  1. To call, to telephone

Conjugation

Conjugation of ringe
active passive
present ringer ringes
past ringede ringedes
infinitive ringe ringes
imperative ring
participle
present ringende
past ringet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund ringen

Noun

ringe c

  1. indefinite plural of ring

Adjective

ringe

  1. of (rather) limited size, quantity or extent etc.
  2. of limited or insufficient value, quality, effect or importance etc.

Inflection

Inflection of ringe
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular ringe ringere ringest2
indefinite neuter singular ringe ringere ringest2
plural ringe ringere ringest2
definite attributive1 ringe ringere ringeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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References

Estonian

Noun

ringe

  1. partitive plural of ring
    Synonym: ringisid

German

Verb

ringe

  1. inflection of ringen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hringja.

Verb

ringe (imperative ring, present tense ringer, simple past ringte, past participle ringt, present participle ringende)

  1. to ring (e.g. bell, telephone)
  2. to phone (someone); call or ring (telephone someone)

Verb

ringe (imperative ring, present tense ringer, simple past and past participle ringa or ringet, present participle ringende)

  1. to ring (put a ring on, e.g. an animal or a bird)
  2. to ring, encircle, surround (something)
  3. (reflexive) to form a ring, curl up

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

  1. alternative form of ringja

Sathmar Swabian

Verb

ringe

  1. to struggle
  2. to cobble together (e.g. money)

References

  • Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)

Swedish

Adjective

ringe

  1. definite natural masculine singular of ringa

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