utgång
See also: utgang
Swedish
FWOTD – 17 October 2012
Etymology
From Old Swedish ūtganger, from Old Norse útgangr, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz. Equivalent to ut- + gång.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʉːtɡɔŋ/
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Noun
utgång c
- exit, way out (to be used by pedestrians).
- 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Ezekiel 48:30:
- Följande utgångar skall staden ha: På norra sidan skall den mäta 4 500 alnar.
- These will be the exits of the city: Beginning on the north side, which is 4,500 cubits long.
- an act of going out (to some public place, for fun, for example a bar)
- Blir det utgång ikväll, eller stannar ni här?
- Are you going out tonight, or are you staying here?
- (card games) A move which causes the player to finish, e.g. by exceeding a certain number of points.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | utgång | utgångs |
| definite | utgången | utgångens | |
| plural | indefinite | utgångar | utgångars |
| definite | utgångarna | utgångarnas |
Antonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- utgång in Svensk ordbok.