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/
  • (file)

Noun

utgång c

  1. 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.
  2. 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?
  3. (card games) A move which causes the player to finish, e.g. by exceeding a certain number of points.

Declension

Declension of utgång 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative utgång utgången utgångar utgångarna
Genitive utgångs utgångens utgångars utgångarnas

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