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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