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ring

/ˈɹɪŋ/RING
/ˈɹɪŋ/RING

Meaningring or circle

Common meaning: small circular band

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KAR‘curve, or to roll’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 56, p. 732 · scan
  2. Old Englishhring‘ring or circle’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishringsource
  4. Englishring‘small circular band’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hring ‘ring or circle’.

Roots

  • hring Old English “ring or circle”

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