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German
Etymology
From Middle High German umbeganc, from Old High German umbigang (“a course, return”), from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz (“a going around, circuit”), equivalent to um- + Gang (“a gang, going”). Cognate with Dutch omgang, English umgang, Danish omgang, Swedish omgång, Norwegian omgang.
Pronunciation
Noun
Umgang m (strong, genitive Umganges or Umgangs, plural Umgänge)
- dealings, (social) intercourse
1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Das Wunder:Der Umgang mit Don Crescenzo ist schwierig, weil er überhaupt nichts hören kann.- Dealing with Don Crescenzo is difficult because he can't hear anything at all.
- acquaintances
- (church) procession
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Further reading
- “Umgang” in Duden online
- “Umgang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache