Ringfinger

German

Etymology

Ring (“ring”) +‎ Finger (“finger”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪŋˌfɪŋɐ/
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Noun

Ringfinger m (genitive Ringfingers, plural Ringfinger)

  1. ring finger (finger next to the little finger)

Usage notes
  • There is no tendency to restrict this word to a finger on one of the two hands, since wedding rings can be worn on either hand in German-speaking Europe (the right hand indeed being more common today).

Declension
Declension of Ringfinger
singular plural
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

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriŋˌfiŋɐ/

Noun

Ringfinger m (plural Ringfinger)

  1. ring finger

Further reading
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