Gang

See also: gang, gàng, gāng, Gāng, găng, gång, and gǎng

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz. More at gang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaŋ(k)/
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Rhymes: -aŋ

Noun

Gang m (genitive Gangs or Ganges, plural Gänge)

motion, movement, progress
way, an instance of walking
hallway
(automobile) gear
(of a meal) course

Declension

Declension of Gang

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gang	die	Gänge
genitive	eines	des	Ganges, Gangs	der	Gänge
dative	einem	dem	Gang, Gange¹	den	Gängen
accusative	einen	den	Gang	die	Gänge

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Terms derived from Gang

Gedankengang
Hauptgang
Mittelgang
Nebengang
Rückgang
Rückwärtsgang

Seitengang
Übergang
Untergang
Vorgang
Vorwärtsgang
Zugang

Related terms

Terms related to Gang

Gangart
Ganggetriebe

Ganggewohnheit
Gangrichtung

Gangschaltung
Gangtempo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɛŋ/

Noun

Gang f (genitive Gang, plural Gangs)

gang (group of criminals, particularly in a North American context)

Declension

Declension of Gang

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gang	die	Gangs
genitive	einer	der	Gang	der	Gangs
dative	einer	der	Gang	den	Gangs
accusative	eine	die	Gang	die	Gangs

Synonyms

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Gank

Etymology

From Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz. Cognate with German Gang, Dutch gang, English gang, Icelandic gangur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɑŋ/

Noun

Gang m (plural Gäng)

walk, gait
gear
course (of a meal)
hallway

Derived terms

Agang

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Gang m (Cyrillic spelling Ганг)

Ganges (river)

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