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Aufgang
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German
Alternative forms
de Auffgang obsolete
Etymology
From de gmh ūfganc, from de goh ūfgang. Analyzable as de aufgehen 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaŋ/
de Auf gang
de De-Aufgang.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s,^e
stairs going upwards
ascent, rise
de archaic the east
1545, Martin Luther, et al. (translators), Biblia, Hans Lufft, Joshua 16:6:
de vnd [die grentze] gehet aus gegen abend bey Michmethath / die gegen mitternacht ligt / daselbs lenckt sie sich erumb gegen dem auffgang der stad ThaenathSilo / vnd gehet dadurch vom auffgang werts gen Janoha. and [the border] goes out toward the west by Michmethath, that lies toward the north, at the same it curves around toward the east of the city of ThaenathSilo, and goes through it from eastward towards Janoha.
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
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