hringja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈr̥iɲca/
Rhymes: -iɲca

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijaną.

Verb

hringja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hringdi, supine hringt)

(with dative) to phone, to call almost always used with í (then followed by accusative)
Ég hringi í þig þegar ég er búinn með matinn.
I'll call you when I've finished eating.
(with dative) to ring (a doorbell)
Ætlar þú að hringja (dyra)bjöllunni.
Shall you ring the (door)bell?

Conjugation

hringja — active voice (germynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að hringja
supine (sagnbót)		hringt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		hringjandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég hringi	við hringjum	present (nútíð)	ég hringi	við hringjum
	þú hringir	þið hringið		þú hringir	þið hringið
	hann, hún, það hringir	þeir, þær, þau hringja		hann, hún, það hringi	þeir, þær, þau hringi

past (þátíð)	ég hringdi	við hringdum	past (þátíð)	ég hringdi	við hringdum
	þú hringdir	þið hringduð		þú hringdir	þið hringduð
	hann, hún, það hringdi	þeir, þær, þau hringdu		hann, hún, það hringdi	þeir, þær, þau hringdu

imperative (boðháttur)	hring (þú)	hringið (þið)
	hringdu	hringiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

hringjast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að hringjast
supine (sagnbót)		hringst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		hringjandist the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég hringist	við hringjumst	present (nútíð)	ég hringist	við hringjumst
	þú hringist	þið hringist		þú hringist	þið hringist
	hann, hún, það hringist	þeir, þær, þau hringjast		hann, hún, það hringist	þeir, þær, þau hringist

past (þátíð)	ég hringdist	við hringdumst	past (þátíð)	ég hringdist	við hringdumst
	þú hringdist	þið hringdust		þú hringdist	þið hringdust
	hann, hún, það hringdist	þeir, þær, þau hringdust		hann, hún, það hringdist	þeir, þær, þau hringdust

imperative (boðháttur)	hringst (þú)	hringist (þið)
	hringstu	hringisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

hringdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hringdur	hringd	hringt	hringdir	hringdar	hringd
accusative (þolfall)	hringdan	hringda	hringt	hringda	hringdar	hringd
dative (þágufall)	hringdum	hringdri	hringdu	hringdum	hringdum	hringdum
genitive (eignarfall)	hringds	hringdrar	hringds	hringdra	hringdra	hringdra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	hringdi	hringda	hringda	hringdu	hringdu	hringdu
accusative (þolfall)	hringda	hringdu	hringda	hringdu	hringdu	hringdu
dative (þágufall)	hringda	hringdu	hringda	hringdu	hringdu	hringdu
genitive (eignarfall)	hringda	hringdu	hringda	hringdu	hringdu	hringdu

Synonyms

(to phone): hringja í
(ring): dingla

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hringja, from Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ.

Noun

hringja f (genitive singular hringju, nominative plural hringjur)

(dated) buckle
Synonyms: sylgja, spenna

Declension

declension of hringja

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	hringja	hringjan	hringjur	hringjurnar
accusative	hringju	hringjuna	hringjur	hringjurnar
dative	hringju	hringjunni	hringjum	hringjunum
genitive	hringju	hringjunnar	hringja/hringna	hringjanna/hringnanna

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hringijaną.

Verb

hringja

to ring bells

Conjugation

Conjugation of hringja — active (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hringja
present participle	hringjandi
past participle	hringdr
1st-person singular	hringi	hringda
2nd-person singular	hringir	hringdir
3rd-person singular	hringir	hringdi
1st-person plural	hringjum	hringdum
2nd-person plural	hringið	hringduð
3rd-person plural	hringja	hringdu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hringja	hringda
2nd-person singular	hringir	hringdir
3rd-person singular	hringi	hringdi
1st-person plural	hringim	hringdim
2nd-person plural	hringið	hringdið
3rd-person plural	hringi	hringdi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hring, hringi
1st-person plural	hringjum
2nd-person plural	hringið

Conjugation of hringja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hringjask
present participle	hringjandisk
past participle	hringzk
1st-person singular	hringjumk	hringdumk
2nd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
3rd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
1st-person plural	hringjumsk	hringdumsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk	hringduzk
3rd-person plural	hringjask	hringdusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hringjumk	hringdumk
2nd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
3rd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
1st-person plural	hringimsk	hringdimsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk	hringdizk
3rd-person plural	hringisk	hringdisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hringsk, hringisk
1st-person plural	hringjumsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk

Derived terms

hringing f

Descendants

Icelandic: hringja
Faroese: ringja
Norwegian Nynorsk: ringja
Old Swedish: ringia
- Swedish: ringa
Danish: ringe
- Norwegian Bokmål: ringe
Gutnish: ringge, ringg', ringga

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hringijǭ. Related to hringr (“ring, circle”).

Noun

hringja f (genitive hringju)

buckle
Synonym: sylgja
small tub

Declension

Declension of hringja (weak jōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hringja	hringjan	hringjur	hringjurnar
accusative	hringju	hringjuna	hringjur	hringjurnar
dative	hringju	hringjunni	hringjum	hringjunum
genitive	hringju	hringjunnar	hringna	hringnanna

Descendants

Icelandic: hringja f
Norwegian Nynorsk: ringje f, ringe f
Norwegian Bokmål: ringe m or f

Verb

hringja

encircle, surround

Conjugation

Conjugation of hringja — active (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hringja
present participle	hringjandi
past participle	hringdr
1st-person singular	hringi	hringda
2nd-person singular	hringir	hringdir
3rd-person singular	hringir	hringdi
1st-person plural	hringjum	hringdum
2nd-person plural	hringið	hringduð
3rd-person plural	hringja	hringdu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hringja	hringda
2nd-person singular	hringir	hringdir
3rd-person singular	hringi	hringdi
1st-person plural	hringim	hringdim
2nd-person plural	hringið	hringdið
3rd-person plural	hringi	hringdi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hring, hringi
1st-person plural	hringjum
2nd-person plural	hringið

Conjugation of hringja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hringjask
present participle	hringjandisk
past participle	hringzk
1st-person singular	hringjumk	hringdumk
2nd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
3rd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
1st-person plural	hringjumsk	hringdumsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk	hringduzk
3rd-person plural	hringjask	hringdusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	hringjumk	hringdumk
2nd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
3rd-person singular	hringisk	hringdisk
1st-person plural	hringimsk	hringdimsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk	hringdizk
3rd-person plural	hringisk	hringdisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	hringsk, hringisk
1st-person plural	hringjumsk
2nd-person plural	hringizk

Descendants

Faroese: ringja
Norwegian Nynorsk: ringe
Norwegian Bokmål: ringe

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