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umgang

/ˈʌmɡaŋ/

umgang noun: a round about; a way around; detour.

Noun

umgang (plural umgangs)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A round about; a way around; detour.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete) A circuit; circumference.

Forms of umgang

pluralumgangs
alternative formumgong

Origin of umgang

From Middle English umgang, umbegang (“circumference, circuit”), from Old English ymbgang, ymbegang (“going about, going round, circuit, circumference, surrounding belt, a winding course, bend, a going about a business”), from Proto-West Germanic *umbigang, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), Danish omgang (“game”). More at um-, gang.

Questions about umgang

What does umgang mean?
Umgang means a round about; a way around; detour.
What part of speech is umgang?
Umgang is a noun.
How do you pronounce umgang?
Umgang is pronounced /ˈʌmɡaŋ/.
What is the plural of umgang?
The plural of umgang is umgangs.

Words near umgang in the dictionary

  1. Umfleets
  2. Umfolosi
  3. Umfreville
  4. Umfrevilles
  5. umfundisi
  6. umgang
  7. umgangs
  8. umgoloti
  9. Umholtz
  10. Umholtzes
  11. umiac

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