aanvang
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːn.vɑŋ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: aan‧vang
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch aenvanc, from Old Dutch *anafang, from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi. Compare German Anfang.
Noun
aanvang m (plural aanvangen, diminutive aanvangetje n)
- (formal) commencement, inception, beginning
- Synonym: begin
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
aanvang
- first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of aanvangen