aanvang

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːn.vɑŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: aan‧vang

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch aenvanc, from Old Dutch *anafang, from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi. Compare German Anfang.

Noun[edit]

aanvang m (plural aanvangen, diminutive aanvangetje n)

  1. (formal) commencement, inception, beginning
    Synonym: begin
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

aanvang

  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of aanvangen

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