"Anfang" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-at-Anfang.ogg [Austria], De-Anfang.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German anvanc, anevanc, from Old High German anafang, from Proto-West Germanic *anafangi. See German anfangen, Dutch aanvang, English fang. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|anvanc}} Middle High German anvanc, {{m|gmh|anevanc}} anevanc, {{inh|de|goh|anafang}} Old High German anafang, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*anafangi}} Proto-West Germanic *anafangi, {{cog|de|anfangen}} German anfangen, {{cog|nl|aanvang}} Dutch aanvang, {{cog|en|fang}} English fang Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Anfang m (strong, genitive Anfanges or Anfangs, plural Anfänge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Anfanges [genitive], Anfangs [genitive], Anfänge [plural], strong [table-tags], Anfang [nominative, singular], Anfänge [definite, nominative, plural], Anfanges [genitive, singular], Anfangs [genitive, singular], Anfänge [definite, genitive, plural], Anfang [dative, singular], Anfange [dative, singular], Anfängen [dative, definite, plural], Anfang [accusative, singular], Anfänge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. start, beginning, origin (spatially or temporally) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Narratology Synonyms: Beginn, Anf. [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-Anfang-de-noun-jLRFCNyP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: anfänglich, anfangs, Anfangsdatum, Anfangsgehalt, Anfangslage, Anfangsverdacht, Anfangszeit, Ferienanfang, Frühlingsanfang, Herbstanfang, Jahresanfang, Lebensanfang, Monatsanfang, Neuanfang, Satzanfang, Schulanfang, Seitenanfang, Semesteranfang, Sommeranfang, Tagesanfang, Winteranfang, Wochenanfang, Wortanfang

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          "text": "Aber erst auf dem 1532 zu Homberg gehaltenen Landtage scheint die Schenkung des Klosters Kaufungen, welches Kunigunde, Kaiser Heinrichs II. Gemahlin, Anfangs des 11. Jahrhunderts gestiftet hatte, und die des Stifts zu Wetter zu Stande gekommen zu seyn.",
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      "audio": "De-at-Anfang.ogg",
      "audio-ipa": "/ˈʔanfaŋ/",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/De-at-Anfang.ogg/De-at-Anfang.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/De-at-Anfang.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "audio (Austria)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Anfang.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/De-Anfang.ogg/De-Anfang.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/De-Anfang.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "Anf."
    }
  ],
  "word": "Anfang"
}

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