ingang

See also: Ingang and ingång

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɪnɡaŋ/

Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)

  1. (archaic, rare) An entrance or entryway.
    • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ingang.

References

Anagrams


Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ingang, from Old Dutch *ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. From

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋɣɑŋ/

Noun

ingang m (plural ingangen, diminutive ingangetje n)

  1. entrance
    Antonym: uitgang
  2. (electronics) input
    Antonym: uitgang
  3. entry (in a dictionary)

Anagrams


Middle English

Etymology

From Old English ingang (ingress, entry, entrance), from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with Old High German ingang (entrance) (German Eingang).

Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)

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

Synonyms


Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Equivalent to in- + gang.

Noun

ingang m (nominative plural ingangas)

  1. A going in or into, ingress, entrance, doorway.
  2. An entrance fee, permission to enter, access.
  3. A beginning, first step.

Declension

Descendants

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