ringa

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Garo[edit]

Verb[edit]

ringa

  1. to drink

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ringa (usually reduplicated as ringaringa)

  1. hand

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

ringa

  1. simple past of ringe (Verb 2)
  2. past participle of ringe (Verb 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hringa.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Old High German[edit]

Noun[edit]

ringa

  1. nominative/accusative plural of ring

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

ringa

  1. inflection of ringar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb[edit]

-ringa (infinitive kuringa)

  1. to boast, show off

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -ringa
Positive present -naringa
Subjunctive -ringe
Negative -ringi
Imperative singular ringa
Infinitives
Positive kuringa
Negative kutoringa
Imperatives
Singular ringa
Plural ringeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huringa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liringa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuringa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naringa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaringa/naringa tunaringa
2nd person unaringa mnaringa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaringa wanaringa
other classes positive subject concord + -naringa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ringi)
Singular Plural
1st person siringi haturingi
2nd person huringi hamringi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haringi hawaringi
other classes negative subject concord + -ringi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taringa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taringa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ringe)
Singular Plural
1st person niringe turinge
2nd person uringe mringe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aringe waringe
other classes positive subject concord + -ringe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siringe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeringa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeringa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliringa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliringa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aringa)
Singular Plural
1st person naringa twaringa
2nd person waringa mwaringa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aringa waringa
m-mi(III/IV) waringa yaringa
ji-ma(V/VI) laringa yaringa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charinga vyaringa
n(IX/X) yaringa zaringa
u(XI) waringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaringa
pa(XVI) paringa
mu(XVIII) mwaringa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meringa
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharinga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaringa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiringa
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporinga
Consecutive karinga / positive subject concord + -karinga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karinge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niringa -turinga
2nd person -kuringa -waringa/-kuringeni/-waringeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mringa -waringa
m-mi(III/IV) -uringa -iringa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liringa -yaringa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiringa -viringa
n(IX/X) -iringa -ziringa
u(XI) -uringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuringa
pa(XVI) -paringa
mu(XVIII) -muringa
Reflexive -jiringa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ringa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ringaye -ringao
m-mi(III/IV) -ringao -ringayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ringalo -ringayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ringacho -ringavyo
n(IX/X) -ringayo -ringazo
u(XI) -ringao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ringako
pa(XVI) -ringapo
mu(XVIII) -ringamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ringa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeringa -oringa
m-mi(III/IV) -oringa -yoringa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loringa -yoringa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choringa -vyoringa
n(IX/X) -yoringa -zoringa
u(XI) -oringa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koringa
pa(XVI) -poringa
mu(XVIII) -moringa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish ringa, from Middle Low German ringe. Cognate with Danish ringe, Norwegian Bokmål ringe, German ring, gering and Dutch gering.

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]
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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]
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[edit]

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References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ringa

  1. herring

References[edit]

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