ring
noun
1 noun FASH, CRAFT jewelleryfáinne masc4 he has a ring in his nose tá fáinne ina shrón aigediamond ring fáinne diamaint 2 noun also ARCHEOL, MIL, ASTRON circle, hoop, bandfáinne masc4 we stood in a ring around him sheasamar i bhfáinne timpeall airJupiter has four rings tá ceithre fháinne timpeall ar Iúpatarannual ring fáinne bliantúilcurtain ring fáinne cuirtínsecurity ring fáinne slándálaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun also BOX enclosed areafáinne masc4 cró masc4 circus ring cró sorcais 4 noun TELECOM, MUS ringing soundcling fem2 she heard a ring at the door chuala sí cloigín an dorais ag bualadhit was answered on the second ring freagraíodh é nuair a bhuail sé an dara huair 5 noun TELECOM, informal phone callglao masc4 glaoch masc1 scairt fem2 to give sb a ring glaoch ar dhuine, glao a chur ar dhuine, scairt a chur ar dhuineI got a ring from the school ghlaoigh an scoil orm, scairt an scoil orm 6 noun COOK hot platefáinne masc4 electric ring fáinne leictreach 7 noun POLICE gangdrong fem2 geaing fem2 drug ring drong dhrugaí 8 noun ORNITH, ZOOL identification bandfáinne masc4 9 noun quality, feelit has the ring of truth tá cuma na fírinne air, tá craiceann na fírinne air
verb
10 verb TELECOM phone 11 verb TELECOM of phone, alarm, etc: sound 12 verb ARCHEOL, MIL encircle TRANSITIVEtimpeallaigh verb ciorclaigh verb 13 verb resonate INTRANSITIVEher voice rang loud bhí a glór le cloisteáil go soiléirmy ears were ringing bhí ceolán i mo chluasahis voice was ringing with emotion bhí an tocht le brath ina ghuththe floor rang with their feet bhain a gcosa ceol as an urlár 14 verb ORNITH, ZOOL put band on (bird etc) TRANSITIVEfáinne a chur arfáinnigh verb