Wagner
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner.
As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwæɡnɚ/, /ˈvɑɡnɚ/ (the composer and the private military group)
- Rhymes: -æɡnə(ɹ), -ɑːɡnə(ɹ)
Proper noun edit
Wagner
- A surname from German.
- Ellipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
- Ellipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
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Wagner
- a surname from German.
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wagener from Old High German waganāri, equivalent to Wagen + -er.
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Noun edit
Wagner m (strong, genitive Wagners, plural Wagner, feminine Wagnerin)
- (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) cartwright, wainwright, wheelwright
- Synonyms: (chiefly northern) Stellmacher, (rare or dialectal) Wagenbauer, Wagenmacher, Radmacher, Achsmacher
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Declension of Wagner [masculine, strong]
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Wagner m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Wagners or (with an article) Wagner, plural Wagners or Wagner)
- a common surname originating as an occupation
Further reading edit
- “Wagner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian edit
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Wagner
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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Wagner | Wagnerek |
accusative | Wagnert | Wagnereket |
dative | Wagnernek | Wagnereknek |
instrumental | Wagnerrel | Wagnerekkel |
causal-final | Wagnerért | Wagnerekért |
translative | Wagnerré | Wagnerekké |
terminative | Wagnerig | Wagnerekig |
essive-formal | Wagnerként | Wagnerekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Wagnerben | Wagnerekben |
superessive | Wagneren | Wagnereken |
adessive | Wagnernél | Wagnereknél |
illative | Wagnerbe | Wagnerekbe |
sublative | Wagnerre | Wagnerekre |
allative | Wagnerhez | Wagnerekhez |
elative | Wagnerből | Wagnerekből |
delative | Wagnerről | Wagnerekről |
ablative | Wagnertől | Wagnerektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Wagneré | Wagnereké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Wagneréi | Wagnerekéi |
Possessive forms of Wagner | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Wagnerem | Wagnereim |
2nd person sing. | Wagnered | Wagnereid |
3rd person sing. | Wagnere | Wagnerei |
1st person plural | Wagnerünk | Wagnereink |
2nd person plural | Wagneretek | Wagnereitek |
3rd person plural | Wagnerük | Wagnereik |
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Wagner m pers
- a male surname
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Declension of Wagner
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Wagner f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
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Wagner m
- a male given name
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Wagner
- A municipality of Bahia, Brazil