Definition
An opening, door, or access point through which one enters a room or building.
Translations
- English
- entrance
- Français
- entrée
- Türkçe
- giriş
- Polski
- wejście
- Русский
- вход
- Українська
- вхід
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Eingang
- A1
- Noun
- City & Places
entrance
/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪnɡaŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Eingänge
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- City & PlacesPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Eingang liegt auf der anderen Seite.NominativSing.The entrance is on the other side.
- Sie suchte den Eingang des Museums.AkkusativSing.She was looking for the entrance to the museum.
- Vor dem Eingang warteten viele Menschen.DativSing.Many people were waiting in front of the entrance.
- Die Breite des Eingangs beträgt zwei Meter.GenitivSing.The width of the entrance is two metres.
- Die Eingänge sind gut ausgeschildert.NominativPlur.The entrances are clearly signposted.
- Die Besucher fanden die Eingänge schnell.AkkusativPlur.The visitors found the entrances quickly.
- Die Einsatzkräfte näherten sich den Eingängen.DativPlur.The emergency responders approached the entrances.
- Die Lage der Eingänge ist auf dem Plan markiert.GenitivPlur.The location of the entrances is marked on the plan.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Eingang/ˈaɪnɡaŋ/
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Article phrase
der Eingang/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪnɡaŋ/
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Plural
Eingänge/ˈaɪnɡɛŋə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Eingang | die Eingänge |
| Akkusativ | den Eingang | die Eingänge |
| Dativ | dem Eingang | den Eingängen |
| Genitiv | des Eingangs | der Eingänge |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Eingang finden
- Collocationam Eingang warten
- Collocationden Eingang öffnen
- Collocationeinen Eingang benutzen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- AntonymAusgang — exit
Eingang and Ausgang denote opposite directions of movement: into a room and out of it, respectively.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- einPrefix
- GangOther
„Eingang“ is a compound noun made up of „ein“ and „Gang“ and denotes a path or access leading inside.