Fahrzeug
German edit
Etymology edit
Compound of fahren (“travel”) + Zeug (“equipment”), which is a calque of Middle Low German vārtüch. The word was originally restricted to vessels, as still is Dutch vaartuig.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈfaː(ɐ̯)tsɔʏ̯k/, [ˈfaːɐ̯tsɔʏ̯k], [ˈfaːtsɔʏ̯k] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːtsɔʏ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
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Noun edit
Fahrzeug n (strong, genitive Fahrzeuges or Fahrzeugs, plural Fahrzeuge)
- (general) vehicle
- (narrower) motor vehicle, automobile, car
Declension edit
Declension of Fahrzeug [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Fahrzeug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fahrzeug” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Fahrzeug” in Duden online