gering
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch gering, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *reng-ja, of obscure origin. Probably not related to wringen.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgering (comparative geringer, superlative geringst)
- (quantity) little
- (people or matters) insignificant, trivial
Declension
editDeclension of gering | ||||
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uninflected | gering | |||
inflected | geringe | |||
comparative | geringer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | gering | geringer | het geringst het geringste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | geringe | geringere | geringste |
n. sing. | gering | geringer | geringste | |
plural | geringe | geringere | geringste | |
definite | geringe | geringere | geringste | |
partitive | gerings | geringers | — |
Descendants
edit- Negerhollands: gering
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German geringe, from Old High German giringi, ringi (“low, plain, simple, light, easy”), from Proto-Germanic *ringwaz (“small, light, quick”), of uncertain origin, though possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wrengʷʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze, wring”), Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “fast, quickly”). Cognate with Yiddish גרינג (gring, “light, easy”) (DWDS).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgering (strong nominative masculine singular geringer, comparative geringer, superlative am geringsten)
- little, low
- geringer Wert.
- low value.
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 30/2010, page 57:
- Zwar ist der Anteil der Frauen in Betriebsratsämtern mit knapp 25 Prozent noch vergleichsweise gering, aber er wächst.
- It is true that the portion of women in works council positions is still comparatively low with 25 percent, but it is growing.
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gering | sie ist gering | es ist gering | sie sind gering | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | geringer | geringe | geringes | geringe |
genitive | geringen | geringer | geringen | geringer | |
dative | geringem | geringer | geringem | geringen | |
accusative | geringen | geringe | geringes | geringe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der geringe | die geringe | das geringe | die geringen |
genitive | des geringen | der geringen | des geringen | der geringen | |
dative | dem geringen | der geringen | dem geringen | den geringen | |
accusative | den geringen | die geringe | das geringe | die geringen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein geringer | eine geringe | ein geringes | (keine) geringen |
genitive | eines geringen | einer geringen | eines geringen | (keiner) geringen | |
dative | einem geringen | einer geringen | einem geringen | (keinen) geringen | |
accusative | einen geringen | eine geringe | ein geringes | (keine) geringen |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editInherited from Malay gering (“sick”), from Javanese ꦒꦼꦫꦶꦁ (gering, “languishing, sickly; thin, emaciated; sick”), from Old Javanese gĕriṅ, griṅ (“illness, affliction”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgering
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gering” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
editRomanization
editgering
- Romanization of ꦒꦼꦫꦶꦁ
Malay
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgering (Jawi spelling ݢريڠ)
- (royal) sick.
Derived terms
editRegular affixed derivations:
- kegeringan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
edit- > Indonesian: gering (inherited)
References
edit- "gering" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
edit- “gering” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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