ingang

See also: Ingang and ingång

English

Etymology

From Middle English ingang (entrance), from Old English ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, equivalent to in- + gang. Cognate with Dutch ingang (entryway), Old High German ingang (entrance) (German Eingang), Swedish ingång (entrance). 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 using this term, see Citations:ingang.

References

Anagrams

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German inganc, from Old High German ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with German Eingang, English ingang.

Noun

ingang m

  1. (Sette Comuni) entry, entrance

Further reading

  • “ingang” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch inganc, from Old Dutch *ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, ultimately from *ǵʰengʰ-. Equivalent to in (in) + gang (passageway, hallway).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪŋɣɑŋ/
  • Hyphenation: in‧gang

Noun

ingang m (plural ingangen, diminutive ingangetje n)

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

Derived terms

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. Cognate with Old Frisian ingong, Old Saxon ingang, Old Dutch *ingang, Old High German ingang, Old Norse inngangr. Equivalent to in- + gang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈinˌɡɑŋɡ]

Noun

ingang m

  1. entrance (place of entry or act of entering)
  2. permission to enter: access, admission
  3. a beginning, first step

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Descendants

  • Middle English: ingang
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