vogn
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
- carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
- cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
- automobile, car
- cab, taxi
- car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
- 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
- IPA(key): /vɔvˀn/, [ˈʋɒwˀn]
- Rhymes: -ɒwn
Noun
vogn c (singular definite vognen, plural indefinite vogne)
- carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
- cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
- automobile, car
- cab, taxi
- car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
- carriage (part of typewriter)
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vogn | vognen | vogne | vognene |
genitive | vogns | vognens | vognes | vognenes |
Synonyms
- (cab, taxi): hyrevogn, taxa
Related terms
- være tabt bag en vogn
- vandvogn
- vognbane
- vognlæs
- vognmand
- vognstyrer
- vogntog
Descendants
- → Faroese: vognur
See also
vogn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References
- “vogn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse vagn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɔŋn/
Noun
vogn f or m (definite singular vogna or vognen, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)
- 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.
- (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)
Derived terms
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References
- “vogn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse vagn.
Noun
vogn f (definite singular vogna, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)
- 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.
- (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)
Derived terms
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References
- “vogn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.