Ringverein
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Ringverein m (strong, genitive Ringvereines or Ringvereins, plural Ringvereine)
- "ring clubs"; Mafia-like criminal organizations active from the 1890s to the 1950s, who identified themselves by means of signet rings.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Ringverein [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Ringverein” in Duden online