täring

See also: taring

Estonian
Täringud

Etymology

Possibly derived from Middle Low German terlinc (“die, cube”), from tēre (“package”) +‎ -linc (diminutive suffix), due to the cubic shape of things packaged for transport. Compare German Low German terling, Swedish tärning, Danish and Norwegian terning, Icelandic teningur and Faroese terningur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtærinɡ̊/, [ˈtæriŋɡ̊]
  • Rhymes: -ærinɡ̊
  • Hyphenation: tä‧ring

Noun

täring (genitive täringu, partitive täringut)

  1. (games) die (a dotted cube used in games of chance)
    Synonym: (dated) vürfel
    täringut viskama, heitma ― to throw, to cast a die
    täringut veeretama ― to roll a die

Declension
Declension of täring (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative täring täringud
accusative nom.
gen. täringu
genitive täringute
partitive täringut täringuid
illative täringusse täringutesse
täringuisse
inessive täringus täringutes
täringuis
elative täringust täringutest
täringuist
allative täringule täringutele
täringuile
adessive täringul täringutel
täringuil
ablative täringult täringutelt
täringuilt
translative täringuks täringuteks
täringuiks
terminative täringuni täringuteni
essive täringuna täringutena
abessive täringuta täringuteta
comitative täringuga täringutega

Synonyms
  • vürfel (dated)

References
  • täring in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “täring”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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