afgang

See also: afgång

Danish

Noun

afgang c (singular definite afgangen, plural indefinite afgange)

1. departure
2. resignation, retirement
3. (medicine) passage, excretion

Declension

Declension of afgang

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	afgang	afgangen	afgange	afgangene
genitive	afgangs	afgangens	afganges	afgangenes

Further reading

• “afgang” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afganc. Related to afgaan (“to descend; to leave stage; to lose face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑf.xɑŋ/

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• Hyphenation: af‧gang

Noun

afgang m (plural afgangen, diminutive afgangetje n)

1. the act of descending
2. the act of leaving the stage
3. the loss of face