ingang

See also: Ingang and ingång

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English ingang ‎(“entrance, admission”), from Old English ingang ‎(“ingress, entry, entrance”), from Proto-Germanic *in ‎(“in”) + *gangaz ‎(“a going”), equivalent to in- +‎ gang. Cognate with Dutch ingang ‎(“entryway”), Old High German ingang ‎(“entrance”) (German Eingang). More at in, gang.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /′ɪngaŋ/

NounEdit

ingang ‎(plural ingangs)

1. An entrance or entryway.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ingang.

   I'll be there in ten minutes. Meet me at the ingang.‎

   She was waiting for him at the ingang of the market.‎

Related termsEdit

• outgang

ReferencesEdit

• 1911, William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, "ingang".
• The Dictionary of the Scots Language

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɪŋɣɑŋ/

EtymologyEdit

NounEdit

ingang m ‎(plural ingangen, diminutive ingangetje n)

1. entrance
2. (electronics) input

AntonymsEdit

• uitgang

AnagramsEdit

• ging na, naging

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Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English ingang ‎(“ingress, entry, entrance”), from Proto-Germanic *in + *gangaz ‎(“going”). Cognate with Old High German ingang ‎(“entrance”) (German Eingang).

NounEdit

ingang (plural ingangs)

1. an entry, entrance
2. permission granted for entry, admission

SynonymsEdit

• infer, infare

Related termsEdit

• outgang
• misgang