# ingang
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/
* (Scotland) IPA: /ˈɪnɡaŋ/

### Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)
* (archaic, rare) An entrance or entryway.
** For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.

#### Related terms

* outgang

### References

* 1911, William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, The Century dictionary and cyclopedia, "ingang".
* The Dictionary of the Scots Language

### Anagrams

* naggin

## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From Middle High German inganc, from Old High German ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with German Eingang, English ingang.

### Noun

ingang m
* (Sette Comuni) entry, entrance

#### Related terms

* ghéenan

### Further reading

* “ingang” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch inganc, from Old Dutch *ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, ultimately from *ǵʰengʰ-. Equivalent to in (“in”) +‎ gang (“passageway, hallway”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /ˈɪŋɣɑŋ/
* Hyphenation: in‧gang

### Noun

ingang m (plural ingangen, diminutive ingangetje n)
* entrance
    Antonym: uitgang
    De ingang van het gebouw is aan de zijkant. ― The entrance to the building is on the side.
    Sorry, ik kan de ingang van het hotel niet vinden. ― Sorry, I can't find the entrance to the hotel.
    De ingang is versierd met bloemen voor het festival. ― The entrance is decorated with flowers for the festival.
* (electronics) input
    Antonym: uitgang
    De TV heeft verschillende ingangen voor HDMI en USB. ― The TV has multiple inputs for HDMI and USB.
    Controleer de ingang voordat je het apparaat aansluit. ― Check the input before connecting the device.
    De audio-ingang lijkt niet te werken. ― The audio input doesn't seem to be working.
* entry, lemma (in a dictionary)
    Ik kon het woord niet vinden, maar later ontdekte ik dat ik de verkeerde ingang had gecheckt. ― I couldn't find the word, but later discovered I had checked the wrong entry.
    De ingangen in dit woordenboek zijn alfabetisch geordend. ― The entries in this dictionary are arranged alphabetically.
    Het is belangrijk om de juiste ingang te gebruiken als je een woord opzoekt. ― It's important to use the correct lemma when looking up a word.

#### Derived terms

* artiesteningang
* dienstingang
* hoofdingang

### Anagrams

* ging na, naging

## Middle English
### Etymology

From Old English ingang (“ingress, entry, entrance”), from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with Old High German ingang (“entrance”) (German Eingang).

### Noun

ingang (plural ingangs)
* an entry, entrance
* permission granted for entry, admission

#### Synonyms

* infer, infare

#### Related terms

* outgang
* misgang

## Old English
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *inngangaz. Cognate with Old Frisian ingong, Old Saxon ingang, Old Dutch *ingang, Old High German ingang, Old Norse inngangr. Equivalent to in- +‎ gang.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈinˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈinˌɡɑŋɡ]

### Noun

ingang m
* entrance (place of entry or act of entering)
* permission to enter: access, admission
* a beginning, first step

#### Synonyms

* (access, admission): tōgang

#### Antonyms

* ūtgang

#### Descendants

* Middle English: ingang
** English: ingang