Eingang

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ingang, from Old High German ingang (“entrance”), from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with Dutch ingang (“entrance”), English ingang (“entrance”). More at ingang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ/, [ˈʔaɪ̯ŋˌɡaŋ]
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Noun[edit]

Eingang m (strong, genitive Einganges or Eingangs, plural Eingänge)

  1. entrance, entry
  2. arrival
  3. input
  4. entrance gate, doorway, hall, passage
  5. orifice
  6. inlet, mouth (of a river)
  7. introduction
  8. importation
  9. access
  10. beginning, preface, preamble, prologue
  11. receipt

Declension[edit]

Declension of Eingang [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eingang die Eingänge
genitive eines des Einganges, Eingangs der Eingänge
dative einem dem Eingang, Eingange1 den Eingängen
accusative einen den Eingang die Eingänge

1Now rare, see notes.

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