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), Danish indgang (entrance, entryway). 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.

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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
    De ingang van het gebouw is aan de zijkant.The entrance to the building is on the side.
    Sorry, ik kan de ingang van het hotel niet vinden.Sorry, I can't find the entrance to the hotel.
    De ingang is versierd met bloemen voor het festival.The entrance is decorated with flowers for the festival.
  2. (electronics) input
    Antonym: uitgang
    De TV heeft verschillende ingangen voor HDMI en USB.The TV has multiple inputs for HDMI and USB.
    Controleer de ingang voordat je het apparaat aansluit.Check the input before connecting the device.
    De audio-ingang lijkt niet te werken.The audio input doesn't seem to be working.
  3. entry, lemma (in a dictionary)
    Ik kon het woord niet vinden, maar later ontdekte ik dat ik de verkeerde ingang had gecheckt.I couldn't find the word, but later discovered I had checked the wrong entry.
    De ingangen in dit woordenboek zijn alfabetisch geordend.The entries in this dictionary are arranged alphabetically.
    Het is belangrijk om de juiste ingang te gebruiken als je een woord opzoekt.It's important to use the correct lemma when looking up a word.

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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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