aanvang

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.vɑŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: aan‧vang

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch aenvanc, from Old Dutch *anafang, from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi. Compare German Anfang.

Noun

aanvang m (plural aanvangen, diminutive aanvangetje n)

  1. (formal) commencement, inception, beginning
    Synonym: begin
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aanvang

  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of aanvangen

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