Meaning
7 sensesA crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
Sprosse, Leitersprosse
ступе́нькаstupénʹka, ступе́ньstupénʹ
A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
Querstab
перекла́динаperekládina
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
(figuratively)A position in a hierarchy.
the lowest rung of the society
(dated)A floor timber in a ship.
(dated)One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
(dated)One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
(dated)One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Examples
68 sentencesHave you already rung the doorbell?
ruТы уже позвонил в звонок?
This ladder is missing three rungs.
ruНа этой лестнице не хватает трёх перекладин.
Two rungs on the ladder are missing.
ruУ лестницы не хватает двух ступенек.
deDer Leiter fehlen zwei Sprossen.
Were you the one who rung the bell?
He came five minutes after the bell had rung.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from PFrom Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with Dutch rong (“pole, stanchion”), German Runge (“stake, pole, stanchion”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga, “a staff”).
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