Ringverein
German
Etymology
Ring + Verein
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɪŋfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯n]
- Hyphenation: Ring‧ver‧ein
Noun
Ringverein m (genitive Ringvereins or Ringvereines, plural Ringvereine)
- "ring clubs"; Mafia-like criminal organizations active from the 1890s to the 1950s, who identified themselves by means of signet rings.
Declension
Declension of Ringverein
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Ringverein | die | Ringvereine |
| genitive | eines | des | Ringvereines, Ringvereins | der | Ringvereine |
| dative | einem | dem | Ringverein, Ringvereine1 | den | Ringvereinen |
| accusative | einen | den | Ringverein | die | Ringvereine |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Ringverein in Duden online