avgång

See also: avgang

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afganger, from av- +‎ gång.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːvˌɡɔŋ/

Noun

avgång c

1. departure; the act of leaving

   Tågets avgång är beräknad till klockan tio

   The departure of the train is estimated for ten o'clock

2. resignation; the action of leaving a board, committee or other organization to which one has once been elected.

Declension

Declension of avgång

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	avgång	avgångs
	definite	avgången	avgångens
plural	indefinite	avgångar	avgångars
	definite	avgångarna	avgångarnas

Related terms

• avgå

Further reading

• avgång in Svensk ordbok.
• “avgång”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎^[1] (in Swedish), 1937