afgang

== Danish == === Etymology === Compound of af- +‎ gang, a verbal noun of afgå. Compare Old Norse afgangr. === Noun === afgang c (singular definite afgangen, plural indefinite afgange) departure Synonym: afrejse Antonym: ankomst resignation, retirement (medicine) passage, excretion ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “afgang” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch afganc. Equivalent to af (“off”) +‎ gang (“course”). Related to afgaan (“to descend; to leave stage; to lose face”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑf.xɑŋ/ Hyphenation: af‧gang === Noun === afgang m (plural afgangen, diminutive afgangetje n) the act of descending the act of leaving the stage the loss of face ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: afgang