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Danish
Etymology
op (“up”) + gang (“walking”)
Pronunciation
Noun
opgang c (singular definite opgangen, plural indefinite opgange)
- rise (of a celestial object)
- Vi stod op kort før solens opgang.
- We got up shortly before sunrise.
- stairwell, shaft containing staircase
- Den venlige luder sutter pik i opgangen.
- The friendly whore sucks dick in the stairwell.
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch opganc. Equivalent to op- + gang and a deverbal from opgaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔp.xɑŋ/
- Hyphenation: op‧gang
Noun
opgang m (plural opgangen, diminutive opgangetje n)
- rising of a heavenly body (such as the sun or moon)
- rising (of a country's or a person's power)
- staircase
- path leading upwards
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