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spoor
English
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Any dates and refs for this?”)From Afrikaans spoor, from Dutch spoor, akin to Old English and Old Norse spor (whence Danish spor), and German Spur, all from Proto-Germanic *spur?. Compare spurn.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sp??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sp??/, /sp??/
- Homophones: spore (in some accents)
Noun
spoor (usually uncountable, plural spoors)
- The track, trail, droppings or scent of an animal
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII
- Even poor Nobs appeared dejected as we quit the compound and set out upon the well-marked spoor of the abductor.
- 1971, William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead, page 10
- Now he has picked up the spoor of drunken vomit and there is the doll sprawled against a wall, his pants streaked with urine.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter VIII
Translations
Verb
spoor (third-person singular simple present spoors, present participle spooring, simple past and past participle spoored)
- (transitive) To track an animal by following its spoor
Anagrams
- proso, roops, sopor, sporo-
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spo?r/
- Hyphenation: spoor
- Rhymes: -o?r
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch *spor, from Proto-Germanic *spur?, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.
Noun
spoor n (plural sporen, diminutive spoortje n)
- track
- railway track
- trace
- spoor
- lead, trail, clue
Derived terms
- smalspoor
- spoorbaan
- spoorloos
- spoorweg
- treinspoor
- voetspoor
- opsporen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: spoor
- ? English: spoor
- ? Javanese: sepur
- Indonesian: sepur (“train”)
- ? Indonesian: sepur (“railway track”)
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch spore, from Old Dutch *sporo from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.
Noun
spoor f (plural sporen, diminutive spoortje n)
- spur
- spore
Derived terms
- sporen
Middle English
Noun
spoor
- Alternative form of spore
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ding
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English dingen, dyngen (strong verb), from Old English *dingan (“to ding”), from Proto-Germanic *dingwan? (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?en- (“to beat, push”). Related to Old English dengan (“to ding, beat, strike”, weak verb) and Old Norse dengja (“to hammer”, weak verb); both from Proto-Germanic *dangijan? (“to beat, hammer, peen”), causative of *dingwan?. Cognate with Icelandic dengja (“to hammer”), Swedish dänga (“to bang, beat”), Danish dænge (“to bang, beat”), German tengeln, dengeln (“to peen”).
Noun
ding (plural dings)
- (informal) Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- 2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014:
- If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board. Here's a rough guide on how to repair them... If the ding is on the rail, run tape across the ding conforming to the rail curve, leaving a gap to pour in resin and make sure it is sealed to prevent resin escaping and forming dribbles.
- 2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014:
- (colloquial) A rejection.
Translations
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past dinged or (obsolete) dang, past participle dinged or (obsolete) dung)
- (transitive) To hit or strike.
- To dash; to throw violently.
- (transitive) To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking.
- 2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014:
- If you surf regularly, then you're going to ding your board.
- 2007 September, “Ding Repairs”, BBC Wales, archived on 5 October 2014:
- (transitive, colloquial) To fire or reject.
- (transitive, colloquial) To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize.
- (transitive, golf) To mishit (a golf ball).
Derived terms
- ding up
Translations
See also
- dingbat
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic. Compare ding-dong,
Noun
ding (plural dings)
- The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell.
- (colloquial, role-playing games, especially video games) The act of levelling up.
Translations
Verb
ding (third-person singular simple present dings, present participle dinging, simple past and past participle dinged)
- (intransitive) To make high-pitched sound like a bell.
- The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore dinging among the mountain echoes.
- (transitive) To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell.
- 1884, Oswald Crawfurd, English comic dramatists
- If I'm to have any good, let it come of itself; not keep dinging it, dinging it into one so.
- 1884, Oswald Crawfurd, English comic dramatists
- (intransitive, colloquial, role-playing games, especially video games) To level up.
See also
- ding dong
- ding, ding, ding, we have a winner
Etymology 3
Romanized from Mandarin ? (d?ng).
Alternative forms
- ting
Noun
ding (plural dings or ding)
- An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
Translations
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ding, from Old Dutch thing, from Proto-Germanic *þing?.
Noun
ding (plural dinge)
- thing
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German ding, from Old High German thing, from Proto-Germanic *þing? (“appointment; meeting; matter”). Cognate with German Ding, English thing.
Noun
ding n (plural dingar, diminutive dingale)
- (Sette Comuni) thing, object
Declension
Usage notes
Most often used in the diminutive.
References
- “ding” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Hyphenation: ding
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dinc, from Old Dutch thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þing?.
Noun
ding n (plural dingen, diminutive dingetje n)
- matter, thing
Derived terms
- dinges
- onding
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ding
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
ding
- first-person singular present indicative of dingen
- imperative of dingen
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d???/, /d????/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ding (“wedge”).
Noun
ding f (genitive singular dinge, nominative plural dingeacha)
- wedge
- thickset person
Declension
Alternative forms
- ging (Ulster)
- ginn (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish dingid (“press, force”), from Proto-Celtic *dingeti (“knead, form, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?iné??ti, nasal infix present of *d?ey??- (“to knead, form”).
Verb
ding (present analytic dingeann, future analytic dingfidh, verbal noun dingeadh, past participle dingthe)
- (transitive) wedge; pack tightly, stuff
- (transitive) make compact; knit, knead
Conjugation
Derived terms
- dingire m (“wedging implement; light hammer”)
Related terms
- dingireacht f (“wedge-driving; tapping”)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ding f (genitive singular dinge, nominative plural dingeacha)
- dint
Declension
Verb
ding (present analytic dingeann, future analytic dingfidh, verbal noun dingeadh, past participle dingthe)
- (transitive) dint
Conjugation
Mutation
Further reading
- "ding" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ding”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “dingid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Chinese ? (MC te?).
Noun
ding
- nail
Mandarin
Romanization
ding
- Nonstandard spelling of d?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of díng.
- Nonstandard spelling of d?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of dìng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Verb
ding
- Alternative form of dingen
Etymology 2
Adjective
ding
- Alternative form of digne
Scots
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse dengja (“to beat, thrash”). Cognate with Swedish dänga, Danish dænge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
Verb
ding (third-person singular present dings, present participle dingin, past dang, past participle dung)
- to beat, hit, strike
- to beat, excel, defeat
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.3:
- ‘Gude help him!—twa lines o' Davie Lindsay would ding a' he ever clerkit.’
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy, II.3:
Swedish
Etymology
From Tavringer Romani dinalo, dingalo (“crazy”), from Romani dinelo (“stupid, crazy”). Related to Sanskrit ??? (d?na, “weak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??/
- Rhymes: -??
Adjective
ding (comparative mer ding, superlative mest ding)
- (colloquial) mad, crazy
Usage notes
- The neuter form is usually avoided, compare rädd.
Declension
References
- ding in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- “ding” in Gerd Carling, Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, 2005, ?ISBN, page 78.
Anagrams
- gnid
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