undergang

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- +‎ gang (“to walk, step, go”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === undergang (third-person singular simple present undergangs, present participle underganging, simple past and past participle underganged) (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To undergo; pass through; endure. ==== Derived terms ==== underganging === Noun === undergang (plural undergangs) (rare or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc. ==== Antonyms ==== overgang == Danish == === Etymology === A verbal noun of the verb undergå in the obsolete meaning 'to go under'. Equivalent to under- +‎ gang. === Noun === undergang c (singular definite undergangen, plural indefinite undergange) perdition, damnation, destruction, doom Synonym: tilintetgørelse ==== Declension ==== ==== Fixed Expressions ==== verdens undergang (“irreparable damage, accident, etc.”) === References === “undergang” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From under- +‎ gang. === Noun === undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural underganger, definite plural undergangene) an underpass a subway (for pedestrians) === References === “undergang” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From under- +‎ gang as also a verbal noun of both gå under (“to go under, sink, perish”) and undergå (“to undergo, endure”). Compare also with German Untergang. === Noun === undergang m (definite singular undergangen, indefinite plural undergangar, definite plural undergangane) a fall, downfall, doom, perdition, destruction (transport) an underpass; a subway (mainly for pedestrians) (brewing) bottom fermentation (nautical) a sinking (astronomy, rare) setting ==== Synonyms ==== (downfall): fortaping, øydelegging, fall (sinking): forlis, skipsforlis, skipbrot (setting of an astronomical body): nedgang ==== Derived terms ==== fotgjengarundergang m jernbaneundergang m undergangsstemning f === References === “undergang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈun.derˌɡɑnɡ/, [ˈun.derˌɡɑŋɡ] === Verb === undergang singular imperative of undergangan