våg
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔːˀɣ/, /ʋɔˀw/
- Homophone: vov
Etymology 1
From Old Danish wagh (“heavy sea”), from Old Norse vágr (“sea‚ bay”), from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave”), cognate with Norwegian våg (“inlet”), Swedish våg (“wave”), English waw (obsolete), Dutch waag f, Old Norse vágr (“sea; bay”). Doublet of vove.
Noun
våg c (singular definite vågen, plural indefinite våge or våger)
- (archaic) wave
- 1921, Frederik Poulsen, Folkesind i Nord og Syd, p. 109
- Du er Kredsløbets Bytte, du Lille, / du er født til Vendettaens Aag, / og som Galliens Mor skal du stirre / hjerteræd ned i Krigshavets Vaag.
- You are the prey of the loop, you little one, you are born to the yoke of the vendetta, and as the mother of Gaul, you shall stare, frightened in your heart, into the wave of the sea of war.
- 1921, Frederik Poulsen, Folkesind i Nord og Syd, p. 109
- (archaic) narrow inlet (about conditions in Norway and on the Faroe Islands)
- 1812, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kort Begreb af Verdens Krønike i Sammenhæng, p. 313
- Der sad i Vaagen Præstemanden Hans Egede og læste i en gammel Bog, hvordan kristen Tro fordum havde bygget på Grønland.
- In the inlet, the priest Hans Egede was reading in an old book how Christian faith had once existed in Greenland.
- 1812, N.F.S. Grundtvig, Kort Begreb af Verdens Krønike i Sammenhæng, p. 313
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | våg | vågen | våge våger | vågene vågerne |
genitive | vågs | vågens | våges vågers | vågenes vågernes |
References
- “Vaag,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
våg
- imperative of våge
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vágr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋoːɡ/
Noun
våg m (definite singular vågen, indefinite plural våger, definite plural vågene)
- a narrow inlet (smaller than a fjord)
Verb
våg
- imperative of våge
References
- “våg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋoːɡ/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz.
Noun
våg m (definite singular vågen, indefinite plural vågar, definite plural vågane)
- a narrow inlet (smaller than a fjord)
Derived terms
- vågekval m
Noun
våg (present tense vågar, past tense våga, past participle våga, passive infinitive vågast, present participle vågande, imperative våg/våg)
- (water) a wave atop a body of water
Etymology 2
Same as Etymology 1. Specialized use of våg m.
Noun
våg m (definite singular vågen, uncountable)
- pus
- Synonyms: puss, var, verk
Etymology 3
From Old Norse vág f, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”).
Noun
våg f (definite singular våga, indefinite plural våger, definite plural vågene)
- (mechanics) a rod used as lever
- a scale (device to measure weight)
- (historical, units of measure) an older unit of weight used to measure heavier goods, around 18 kg.
Etymology 4
From the verb våge.
Noun
våg n (definite singular våget, indefinite plural våg, definite plural våga)
- an act of daring something
- a brave or audacious act
Verb
våg
- imperative of våga
References
- “våg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvoːɡ/
- Rhymes: -oːɡ
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz. Cognate with Middle High German wâge, German Woge, Old English wæg, French vague.
Noun
våg c
- a wave; a shape with alternatingly curves; a motion of liquid or energy
Declension
Declension of våg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | våg | vågen | vågor | vågorna |
Genitive | vågs | vågens | vågors | vågornas |
Derived terms
- flodvåg
- radiovåg
- svallvåg
- våglängd
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō. Cognate with Icelandic vog. Compare väga.
Noun
våg c
- a scale; a device for measuring weights or masses
- Libra (star sign)
Declension
Declension of våg | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | våg | vågen | vågar | vågarna |
Genitive | vågs | vågens | vågars | vågarnas |
Derived terms
- balansvåg
- fjädervåg
Related terms
- väga
See also
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Väduren ♈︎ | Oxen ♉︎ | Tvillingarna ♊︎ | Kräftan ♋︎ | ||||||||
Lejonet ♌︎ | Jungfrun ♍︎ | Vågen ♎︎ | Skorpionen ♏︎ | ||||||||
Skytten ♐︎ | Stenbocken ♑︎ | Vattumannen ♒︎ | Fiskarna ♓︎ |
Further reading
- våg in Svensk ordbok.