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Dutch
Etymology
From ondergaan 'to set, to go under', onder + gang.
Pronunciation
Noun
ondergang m (plural ondergangen)
- the setting (of the sun or moon)
- ondergang van de maan — moonset
- zonsondergang — sunset
- downfall, ruination
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