opgang

op (“up”) +‎ gang (“walking”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌbˌɡɑŋˀ/

opgang c (singular definite opgangen, plural indefinite opgange)

1. rise (of a celestial object)

   Vi stod op kort før solens opgang.

   We got up shortly before sunrise.

2. stairwell, shaft containing staircase

   Den venlige luder sutter pik i opgangen.

   The friendly whore sucks dick in the stairwell.

• “opgang” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch opganc. Equivalent to op- +‎ gang and a deverbal from opgaan.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.xɑŋ/

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• Hyphenation: op‧gang

opgang m (plural opgangen, diminutive opgangetje n)

1. rising of a heavenly body (such as the sun or moon)
2. rising (of a country's or a person's power)
3. staircase
4. path leading upwards

• opkomst

• ondergang

• zonsopgang
• maansopgang