ingang

English

Etymology

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 (German Eingang, “entrance”). More at in, gang.

Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)

1. An entrance or entryway
2. The entranceway or porch of a church

Related terms

• outgang

References

• 1911, William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, "ingang".

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈɪŋɣɑŋ/

Noun

ingang m (plural ingangen, diminutive ingangetje)

1. entrance
2. (electronics) input

Antonyms

• uitgang

Related terms

• invoer (2)

Anagrams

• ging na, naging

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Middle English

Etymology

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

Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)

1. An entry, entrance
2. Permission granted for entry, admission

Synonyms

• infer, infare

Related terms

• outgang
• misgang