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Ding.

thing

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪŋ//dɪŋk/

  1. thing

    neuter · strong
    Was ist das für ein Ding?

  2. thing; girl; boy (young person)

    neuter · strong

  3. Thing (historic Germanic council)

    dated · neuter · strong

  4. thing, prick, penis

    neuter · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ding, from Old High German thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing. Compare Low German ding, Dutch ding, English thing, Danish ting.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.