yngling
/ˈɪŋlɪŋ/
yngling is the alternative letter-case form of Yngling.
Noun capitalized: Yngling
IPA/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/
Yngling (plural Ynglings)
- A type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
- The Yngling is highly stable, with a beam-to-waterline ratio of .37 and with 50 percent of the weight in ballast.1994, Richard Sherwood, A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, page 108
- … of the Yngling was calculated based on the known mass of the boat, including all equipment, and an estimation of the mass of the three female crew members. A triangular surface mesh was constructed on the Yngling geometry, with computational cells clustered and refined in regions of predominant...2004, The Engineering of Sport: 5: Volume 1, published by the International Sports Engineering Association, page 606
Proper noun capitalized: Yngling
IPA/ˈɪŋ.lɪŋ/
Yngling
- A surname from Old Norse, especially used of members of the oldest known Scandinavian dynasty, the Ynglings, who were supposedly descended from Frey.
Forms of yngling
| plural | ynglings |
|---|---|
| plural | Ynglings |
Origin of yngling
From Norwegian yngling, Danish yngling, Swedish yngling (“youngster”); from Old Norse ungr (“young”) + -lingr (diminutive suffix, compare -ling), also a surname in Old Norse. Doublet of youngling.
Words that rhyme with yngling
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- sling
- bring
- jing
- ding
- cling
- unstring
- ming
- bing
- ching
- fingerling
- something
- zing
- Byng
- Beijing
- bling
- cha-ching
- ling
- Peking
- peng ting
- Singh
- thring
- Tring
- upswing
- abstinence ring
- aswing
- awing
- badelynge
- bering
- Chongqing
- conserving
- ging
- hang gliding
- hing
- ing
- Jingning
- Jining
- ka-ching
- kerching
- Kunming
- mis-sing
- morphling
- pling
- png
- qing
- Southern Ming
- submitting
- tang ping
- ting
Questions about yngling
- What does yngling mean?
- Yngling means a type of two-man keelboat from Norway.
- What is yngling the alternative letter-case form of?
- Yngling is the alternative letter-case form of Yngling.
- What part of speech is yngling?
- Yngling can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce yngling?
- Yngling is pronounced /ˈɪŋlɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of yngling?
- The plural of yngling is ynglings.
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