German word

Hang

Pronunciation

IPA/haŋ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounslope

Example

Der Hang ist steil.

The slope is steep.

Illustration for Hang (slope)

More examples

Am Hang wachsen Weinreben.

Grapevines grow on the slope.

Core concept

A hillside or roof plane tilting away from level, with a figurative pull toward something.

Common phrases

  • am Hang

    on the slope

  • den Hang hinauf

    up the slope

  • ein steiler Hang

    a steep slope

Similar words

Gefälle: The measured rate at which a road or ground surface falls.
Neigung: The degree of tilt of a surface.
Abhang: A steep natural slope leading sharply downward.
Steigung: The measured ratio of height gained along a slope.

Definition in German

eine natürliche, meist längliche Schräge im Gelände oder an Bauwerken, die nach unten führt

Word origin

Hang comes from Old High German hang and is related to the German verb hängen, meaning to hang; the noun developed from the idea of something hanging or sloping.

Usage tips

  • Hang is masculine, with plural Hänge; its figurative sense commonly appears in Hang zu plus dative, meaning a tendency toward something.

Other meanings

  • hillnoun
  • tendencynoun

Opposites

  • Ebeneplainnoun
  • Kuppehilltopnoun

Related words

  • Hangneigungslope gradientnoun
  • Hanglagehillside locationnoun
  • Hangkanteslope edgenoun

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