Ringverein
German, noun[ˈʁɪŋfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯n]
Ringverein is spelled R-I-N-G-V-E-R-E-I-N (10 letters). Ringverein is a German masculine noun meaning “"ring clubs"; Mafia-like criminal organizations active from the 1890s to the 1950s, who identified themselves by means of signet rings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “getarnter Zusammenschluss von Verbrechern in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, ausgehend von Berlin…”.
What does Ringverein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculine"ring clubs"; Mafia-like criminal organizations active from the 1890s to the 1950s, who identified themselves by means of signet rings.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. getarnter Zusammenschluss von Verbrechern in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts, ausgehend von Berlin; organisierte Kriminalität
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ringverein
- Ringvereines genitive
- Ringvereins genitive
- Ringvereine plural
- Ringvereinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ringverein?
- [ˈʁɪŋfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.