"ondergang" meaning in Dutch

See ondergang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Nl-ondergang.ogg Forms: ondergangen [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from ondergaan (“to set, to go under”), equivalent to onder + gang. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|nl|ondergaan|t=to set, to go under}} Deverbal from ondergaan (“to set, to go under”), {{compound|nl|onder|gang}} onder + gang Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|-}} ondergang m (plural ondergangen, no diminutive)
  1. the setting (of the sun or moon) Tags: masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-ondergang-nl-noun-Vgt28Sq9 Categories (other): Dutch deverbals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Dutch deverbals: 46 54 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
  2. downfall, ruination Tags: masculine, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-ondergang-nl-noun-YqpYzW8X Categories (other): Dutch deverbals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch deverbals: 46 54 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zonsondergang, maansondergang

Inflected forms

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      "word": "opkomst"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zonsondergang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maansondergang"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "ondergang"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ondergaan",
        "t": "to set, to go under"
      },
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      "name": "deverbal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "onder",
        "3": "gang"
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      "expansion": "onder + gang",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ondergang m (plural ondergangen, no diminutive)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "on",
        "der",
        "gang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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          "_dis": "45 55",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ondergang van de maan — moonset"
        },
        {
          "english": "sunset",
          "text": "zonsondergang",
          "translation": "sunset"
        }
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      ],
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        ]
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        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
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        ],
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          "ruination",
          "ruination"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "word": "opkomst"
    }
  ],
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    "Dutch compound terms",
    "Dutch deverbals",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "zonsondergang"
    },
    {
      "word": "maansondergang"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "ondergang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "ondergaan",
        "t": "to set, to go under"
      },
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      "name": "deverbal"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "onder",
        "3": "gang"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "on",
        "der",
        "gang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "ondergang van de maan — moonset"
        },
        {
          "english": "sunset",
          "text": "zonsondergang",
          "translation": "sunset"
        }
      ],
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        "the setting (of the sun or moon)"
      ],
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        [
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          "setting"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "ruination",
          "ruination"
        ]
      ],
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        "no-diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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