vogn

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

Noun

vogn

  1. carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
  2. cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
  3. automobile, car
  4. cab, taxi
  5. car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
  6. carriage (part of typewriter)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), cognate with German Wagen and English wain (waggon is borrowed via French wagon from Dutch wagen). The Germanic noun goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to transport”), cf. Danish veje (“to weigh”) and vej (“way”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vogn c (singular definite vognen, plural indefinite vogne)

  1. carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
  2. cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
  3. automobile, car
  4. cab, taxi
  5. car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
  6. carriage (part of typewriter)

Declension

Declension of vogn
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vogn vognen vogne vognene
genitive vogns vognens vognes vognenes

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Faroese: vognur

See also

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Old Norse vagn.

Pronunciation

Noun

vogn f or m (definite singular vogna or vognen, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)

  1. a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.
  2. (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn.

Noun

vogn f (definite singular vogna, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)

  1. a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.
  2. (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)

Derived terms

References

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