Volkswagen
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Volkswagen
Pronunciation
- (anglicized) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊksˌwæɡn̩/
Proper noun
Volkswagen
- A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.
Noun
Volkswagen (plural Volkswagens)
- A car manufactured by Volkswagen.
Translations
a car manufacturer
|
a car manufactured by Volkswagen
|
a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen
|
See also
- Beetle
Finnish
Etymology
From German Volkswagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfolksʋɑːɡen/, [ˈfo̞lks̠ʋɑːɡe̞n]
Proper noun
Volkswagen
- Volkswagen (German car manufacturer or a car made by it)
Declension
Inflection of Volkswagen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | Volkswagen | Volkswagenit | |
genitive | Volkswagenin | Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten | |
partitive | Volkswagenia | Volkswageneita Volkswageneja | |
illative | Volkswageniin | Volkswageneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Volkswagen | Volkswagenit | |
accusative | nom. | Volkswagen | Volkswagenit |
gen. | Volkswagenin | ||
genitive | Volkswagenin | Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten | |
partitive | Volkswagenia | Volkswageneita Volkswageneja | |
inessive | Volkswagenissa | Volkswageneissa | |
elative | Volkswagenista | Volkswageneista | |
illative | Volkswageniin | Volkswageneihin | |
adessive | Volkswagenilla | Volkswageneilla | |
ablative | Volkswagenilta | Volkswageneilta | |
allative | Volkswagenille | Volkswageneille | |
essive | Volkswagenina | Volkswageneina | |
translative | Volkswageniksi | Volkswageneiksi | |
instructive | — | Volkswagenein | |
abessive | Volkswagenitta | Volkswageneitta | |
comitative | — | Volkswageneineen |
Possessive forms of Volkswagen (type paperi) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | Volkswagenini | Volkswagenimme |
2nd person | Volkswagenisi | Volkswageninne |
3rd person | Volkswageninsa |
Synonyms
- (car): volkkari, folkkari
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Volkswagen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔlks.va.ɡən/, /vɔls.va.ɡən/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Volkswagen m
- Volkswagen (car manufacturer)
Noun
Volkswagen f (plural Volkswagen)
- a Volkswagen car
- Synonym: Volks, Volksie
Derived terms
- Volks
German
Etymology
From Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Volkswagen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkswagens)
- Volkswagen (car manufacturer)
Noun
Volkswagen m (strong, genitive Volkswagens, plural Volkswagen)
- A car made by the German car manufacturer.
- Ich fahre einen Volkswagen.
- I drive a Volkswagen.
Declension
Declension of Volkswagen [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Volkswagen | die | Volkswagen |
genitive | eines | des | Volkswagens | der | Volkswagen |
dative | einem | dem | Volkswagen | den | Volkswagen |
accusative | einen | den | Volkswagen | die | Volkswagen |
Alternative forms
- VW (abbreviation)
Further reading
- “Volkswagen” in Duden online