omgang

omgang

See also: omgång

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ommegang, from Old Dutch *umbigang, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: om‧gang

Noun

omgang m (plural omgangen, diminutive omgangetje n)

1. contact
2. (march) a procession
3. gallery around a tower
4. relationship (family, sexual etc...)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse umgangr, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz; also from omgå and omgås.

Noun

omgang m (definite singular omgangen, indefinite plural omganger, definite plural omgangene)

1. round (of drinks, contest, boxing match etc.)
2. half (of football match)
3. intercourse (social, sexual)

Derived terms

• ekstraomgang

References

• “omgang” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse umgangr; also from omgå and omgåast

Noun

omgang m (definite singular omgangen, indefinite plural omgangar, definite plural omgangane)

1. round (of drinks, contest, boxing match etc.)
2. half (of football match)
3. intercourse (social, sexual)

Derived terms

• ekstraomgang

References

• “omgang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.