Ringfinger
German
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Ringfinger m (strong, genitive Ringfingers, plural Ringfinger)
- ring finger (finger next to the little finger)
Usage notes
- The word refers to the fourth finger of either hand. However, it may be used especially of the finger of that hand on which a person wears their wedding ring, which is predominantly (though far from exclusively) the right hand in German-speaking Europe.
Declension
Declension of Ringfinger [masculine, strong]
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Ringfinger | die | Ringfinger |
| genitive | eines | des | Ringfingers | der | Ringfinger |
| dative | einem | dem | Ringfinger | den | Ringfingern |
| accusative | einen | den | Ringfinger | die | Ringfinger |
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
Further reading
- “Ringfinger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ringfinger” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Ringfinger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ringfinger” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriŋˌfiŋɐ/
Further reading
Saterland Frisian
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Etymology
From Ring (“ring”) + Finger (“finger”). Akin to Dutch ringvinger and German Ringfinger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɪŋˌfɪŋər/
- Hyphenation: Ring‧fin‧ger
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “Ringfinger”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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