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ingang

UK/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/

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Scotland/ˈɪnɡaŋ/

ingang noun: an entrance or entryway.

Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)

  1. (archaic, rare) An entrance or entryway.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.

Forms of ingang

pluralingangs

Origin of ingang

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.

Questions about ingang

What does ingang mean?
Ingang means an entrance or entryway.
What part of speech is ingang?
Ingang is a noun.
How do you pronounce ingang?
Ingang is pronounced /ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of ingang?
The plural of ingang is ingangs.

Words near ingang in the dictionary

  1. ingallantry
  2. Ingalls
  3. Ingalsbe
  4. Ingalsbes
  5. ingame
  6. ingang
  7. ingangs
  8. ingannation
  9. ingannations
  10. Ingarsby
  11. ingas

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