earring
English
/ˈɪɹɪŋ/, /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English erering inherited from Old English ēarhring (ear-ring) compound from English ear (fruiting body of grain, auditory organ) + English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings).
Origin
English
ring
Gloss
surround, sound a bell, planetary rings
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- O-ring English
- Ringhead English
- Ringnut English
- Ringwraith English
- armring English
- belly button ring English
- blogring English
- blue-ringed octopus English
- bullring English
- chainring English
- cock ring English
- dogear English
- ear English
- ear bud English
- ear speaker English
- ear-piercing English
- ear-reach English
- earache English
- earal English
- earball English
- earbash English
- earbasher English
- earbob English
- earbone English
- earcap English
- earclip English
- earcockle English
- earcup English
- eardrop English
- eardrum English
- eared English
- earflap English
- earful English
- eargasm English
- earhole English
- earlap English
- earless English
- earlet English
- earlid English
- earlike English
- earlock English
- earloop English
- earmark English
- earmold English
- earmould English
- earmuff English
- earpad English
- earphone English
- earpick English
- earpiece English
- earplug English
- earprint English
- earreach English
- earringless English
- earset English
- earshot English
- earshrift English
- earsies English
- earsore English
- earsplitting English
- earspool English
- earspoon English
- earstone English
- earware English
- earwax English
- earwear English
- earwitness English
- earwork English
- earworm English
- earworthy English
- enring English
- exoring English
- eyering English
- hare's ear English
- headring English
- heteroring English
- hyperring English
- keyring English
- lockring English
- longear English
- microring English
- mouse-ear English
- multiring English
- nanoring English
- oath-ring English
- outring English
- overring English
- pseudoring English
- ring English
- ring-neck English
- ring-tailed English
- ringable English
- ringback English
- ringbark English
- ringbearer English
- ringbill English
- ringbird English
- ringboard English
- ringbolt English
- ringbone English
- ringcraft English
- ringdove English
- ringdown English
- ringer English
- ringest English
- ringeth English
- ringette English
- ringfence English
- ringfort English
- ringful English
- ringhead English
- ringhole English
- ringleader English
- ringleading English
- ringless English
- ringlet English
- ringlight English
- ringlike English
- ringmail English
- ringman English
- ringmaster English
- ringmistress English
- ringneck English
- ringoid English
- ringpiece English
- ringpost English
- ringsail English
- ringshine English
- ringside English
- ringspot English
- ringspun English
- ringster English
- ringstone English
- ringtail English
- ringtone English
- ringway English
- ringwise English
- ringwork English
- ringworld English
- ringworm English
- ringwraith English
- ringy English
- seal ring English
- semiring English
- subring English
- superring English
- unring English
- violetear English
- webring English
- wheatear English
- yeldrin English
- Ohr German
- Ohrring German
- Ring German
- oor Dutch, Flemish
- oorring Dutch, Flemish
- ring Dutch, Flemish
- ring French
- ринг Russian
- ring Spanish, Castilian
- ringue Portuguese
- イヤリング Japanese
- イヤー Japanese
- リング Japanese
- ring Polish
- ēarhring Old English
- ere Middle English
- erering Middle English
- ring Middle English
- ring Serbo-Croatian
- ऐरन Hindi
- hereni Swahili
- 링 Korean
- ia Tok Pisin
- ilingi Swati
- riñg Crimean Tatar
- ear
- ring
- eared
- ringy
- earal
- earbob
- earset
- earcup
- earful
- earlet
- earlid
- earlap
- earcap
- unring
- O-ring
- earpad
- dogear
- earwax
- enring
- ringer
- earhole
- ringeth
- earware
- armring
- yeldrin
- earbone
- ringoid
- earflap
- earshot
- earwork
- longear
- keyring
- earless
- eardrum
- earmark
- ear bud
- eyering
- webring
- ringest
- outring
- earmold
- earpick
- ringful
- earlike
- earwear
- exoring
- ringlet
- earworm
- earloop
- earlock
- ringway
- ringman
- earsore
- earache
- eardrop
- earball
- earplug
- earclip
- Ringnut
- earmuff
- earbash
- eargasm
- subring
- earsies
- wheatear
- earreach
- ringster
- ringfort
- ringdove
- Ringhead
- ringworm
- ringable
- ringtone
- earspoon
- ringbill
- ringless
- ringspun
- ringtail
- ringbone
- ringwork
- ringbird
- ringette
- bullring
- ringhead
- nanoring
- ringsail
- earpiece
- earspool
- ringhole
- ringspot
- overring
- ringback
- semiring
- ringneck
- ringside
- earphone
- lockring
- earstone
- headring
- ringdown
- ringpost
- ringmail
- blogring
- earprint
- ringbolt
- earmould
- ringbark
- ringlike
- ringwise
- mouse-ear
- oath-ring
- superring
- violetear
- chainring
- ringworld
- ring-neck
- earshrift
- ringlight
- ringcraft
- earcockle
- ringboard
- ear-reach
- ringfence
- multiring
- earbasher
- hyperring
- ringshine
- earworthy
- ringstone
- ringpiece
- microring
- seal ring
- cock ring
- ringleader
- ringwraith
- pseudoring
- ringbearer
- ringmaster
- hare's ear
- Ringwraith
- earwitness
- heteroring
- earringless
- ring-tailed
- ear speaker
- ringleading
- ear-piercing
- ringmistress
- earsplitting
- belly button ring
- blue-ringed octopus