Gang

See also: gang, gàng, gāng, Gāng, găng, gång, and gǎng

German

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz. Cognate with English gang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ(k)/

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• Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Gang m (genitive Ganges or Gangs, plural Gänge)

1. motion, movement, progress
2. way, an instance of walking
3. hallway
4. (automobile) gear
5. (of a meal) course

Derived terms

• gangartig

Hyponyms

• Abgang
• Aufgang
• Ausgang
• Bogengang
• Durchgang
• Eingang
• Gangschaltung
• Gedankengang
• Hauptgang
• Laubengang
• Mittelgang
• Nebengang
• Rückgang
• Rückwärtsgang
• Seitengang
• Übergang
• Untergang
• Vorgang
• Vorwärtsgang
• Zugang

 

Related terms

• Gangart
• Ganggetriebe
• Ganggewohnheit
• Gangrichtung
• Gangschaltung
• Gangtempo

 

See also

• Gasse

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛŋ/

Noun

Gang f (genitive Gang, plural Gangs)

1. gang (group of criminals, particularly in a North American context)

Synonyms

• Bande
• Horde
• Rotte

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ/, [ɡɑŋ]

Noun

Gang m (plural Gäng)

1. Alternative form of Gank

Derived terms

• Agang

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Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Gang m (Cyrillic spelling Ганг)

1. Ganges (river)