gering

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch gering, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *reng-ja, of obscure origin. Probably not related to wringen. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪŋ === Adjective === gering (comparative geringer, superlative geringst) (quantity) little (people or matters) insignificant, trivial ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: gering == German == === Etymology === From 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 === IPA(key): /ɡəˈʁɪŋ/ === Adjective === gering (strong nominative masculine singular geringer, comparative geringer, superlative am geringsten) little, low ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== geringschätzen nicht im Geringsten === Further reading === “gering” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gering” in Duden online “gering” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay gering (“sick”), from Javanese ꦒꦼꦫꦶꦁ (gering, “languishing, sickly; thin, emaciated; sick”), from Old Javanese gĕriṅ, griṅ (“illness, affliction”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡə.ˈrɪŋ/ Rhymes: -rɪŋ Hyphenation: gê‧ring === Adjective === gering (comparative lebih gering, superlative paling gering) (obsolete) sick Synonym: sakit ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gering”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === gering romanization of ꦒꦼꦫꦶꦁ == Malay == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡə.riŋ/ Rhymes: -riŋ, -iŋ Hyphenation: ge‧ring === Adjective === gering (Jawi spelling ݢريڠ, comparative lebih gering, superlative paling gering) (Palace Malay) sick. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: gering (inherited) ==== References ==== “gering”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN ==== Further reading ==== "gering" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017