vagn
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvagn m (genitive singular vagns, nominative plural vagnar)
Declension
edit| Declension of vagn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vagn | vagninn | vagnar | vagnarnir |
| accusative | vagn | vagninn | vagna | vagnana |
| dative | vagni | vagninum | vögnum | vögnunum |
| genitive | vagns | vagnsins | vagna | vagnanna |
Norwegian Bokmål
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Etymology
editFrom Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.
Noun
editvagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagner, definite plural vagnene)
- orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Ute i fjorden var det vagner.
- There were orcas in the fjord.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “vagn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
edit Etymology
editFrom Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.
Noun
editvagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagnar, definite plural vagnane)
- (archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca
- Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.
- There were orcas in the fjord.
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- “vagn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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Etymology
editFrom Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editvagn c
- a four-wheeled, unpowered conveyance (as a rule of thumb – see subsenses for exceptions)
- a carriage; a cart; a wagon (horse-drawn vehicle)
- Synonym: (cart) kärra
- åka häst och vagn
- ride in a horse-drawn carriage
- (literally, “ride horse and carriage [idiomatic]”)
- a chariot
- Synonyms: triumfvagn, (for fighting – now usually means a tank) stridsvagn
- an unpowered railway vehicle; (US) a railroad car, (UK) a railway carriage, (UK) a railway wagon
- Synonyms: tågvagn, järnvägsvagn, ((US) freight car, (UK) goods wagon) godsvagn, (passenger car, (UK) carriage, (UK) coach) personvagn
- a self-propelled railway vehicle; a railcar
- Synonym: motorvagn
- (UK) a tram, (US) a streetcar, (US) a trolley
- Synonym: spårvagn
- a trailer
- a shopping cart, (UK) a shopping trolley
- Synonym: kundvagn
- (US) a cart, (UK) a trolley
- a baby carriage, (UK) a pram; (US) a stroller, (UK) a pushchair
- a carriage (on a typewriter)
- a carriage; a cart; a wagon (horse-drawn vehicle)
Usage notes
edit- The subsenses above are bound to be incomplete, but might give a sense for the category.
- A two-wheeled (or sometimes simple four-wheeled) conveyance is a kärra.
Declension
editDeclension of vagn
Derived terms
edit- bakvagn
- barnvagn
- framvagn
- godsvagn
- herrgårdsvagn
- husvagn
- järnvägsvagn
- kolvagn
- kundvagn
- lastvagn
- liggvagn
- motorvagn
- personvagn
- restaurangvagn
- spårvagn
- stridsvagn
- tappad bakom en vagn
- tågvagn
- vagnbjörn
- vagnborg
- vagnhall
- vagnmakare
- vagnmästare
- vagnpark
- vagnretur
- vagnsaxel
- vagnsdörr
- vagnsfönster
- vagnshjul
- vagnshäst
- vagnskada
- vagnsklass
- vagnskorg
- vagnslast
- vagnslider
- vagnslykta
- vagnsskjul
- vagnssäte
- vagnsätt
- vagnvåg
Descendants
edit- → Finnish: vaunu
See also
editReferences
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/akn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/akn/1 syllable
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- Icelandic countable nouns
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