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Yiddish
Etymology
From German Untergang. Compare געגאַנגען (gegangen), the past participle of גיין (geyn, “to go”). By surface analysis, אונטער־ (unter-) + גאַנג (gang).
Noun
אונטערגאַנג • (untergang) m, plural אונטערגאַנגען (untergangen)
- decline, downfall, doom
- epidemic
- blight
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