ding

Meaning

Noun

1. (neuter) matter, thing
2. (historical, neuter) thing (popular assembly or judicial council in early Germanic society)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of dingen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of dingen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of dingen:

dingen

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

thing

object

matter

affair

business

thingamajig

case

article

whatchamacallit

stuff

subject

item

things

thingy

ware

Thing

commodity

concern

doodad

gadget

hickey

issue

product

quarter

question

❓

something

thigh

Synonyms

voorwerp

object

onderwerp

mikpunt

zaak

affaire

aangelegenheid

lijdend voorwerp

spul

stuk gereedschap

verdienste

waar

werktuig

kanjer

dinges

handelswaar

inkomen

instrument

middel

ontvangst

opbrengst

product

Translations

Ding

coisa

cosa

chose

cosa

Sache

Objekt

truc

objet

cosa

Gegenstand

Angelegenheit

assunto

objeto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: dinc

Inherited from Old Dutch: thinc

In summary

From Middle Dutch dinc, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-West Germanic *þing, from Proto-Germanic *þingą.