rink

Meaning

Translations

pista de patinar

pista di pattinaggio

πίστα παγοδρομίου

pista de patinatge

halle de curling

pista de gel

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪŋk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

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