vagn

See also: Vagn and vågn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vakn/

  Rhymes: -akn

  Homophones: Vagn

Noun

vagn m (genitive singular vagns, nominative plural vagnar)

1. cart, wagon, carriage

Norwegian Bokmål

Vagn

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagner, definite plural vagnene)

1. orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagner.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

Synonyms

• staurhval, staurkval
• spekkhogger, spekkhugger

References

• “vagn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Vagn

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagnar, definite plural vagnane)

1. (archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

Synonyms

• staurkval
• spekkhoggar

References

• “vagn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

De åker häst och vagn (sense 1.1)

en (person)vagn (sense 1.2)

en (motor)vagn (sense 1.3)

en (spår)vagn (sense 1.4)

en (släp)vagn (sense 1.5)

en (kund)vagn (sense 1.6)

en vagn (sense 1.7)

en (barn)vagn (sense 1.8)

Etymology

From Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

vagn c

1. a four-wheeled, unpowered conveyance (as a rule of thumb – see subsenses for exceptions)
   2. 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]”)

      1. a chariot

         Synonyms: triumfvagn, (for fighting – now usually means a tank) stridsvagn

   4. 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

   6. a self-propelled railway vehicle; a railcar

      Synonym: motorvagn

   8. (UK) a tram, (US) a streetcar, (US) a trolley

      Synonym: spårvagn

   10. a trailer

       Synonyms: släpvagn, (simpler) släpkärra, (for a truck) trailer

   12. a shopping cart, (UK) a shopping trolley

       Synonym: kundvagn

   14. (US) a cart, (UK) a trolley
   16. a baby carriage, (UK) a pram; (US) a stroller, (UK) a pushchair

       Synonyms: barnvagn, (baby carriage, (UK) pram) liggvagn, ((US) stroller, (UK) pushchair) sittvagn

   17. a carriage (on a typewriter)

Usage notes

• 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

Declension of vagn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vagn	vagnen	vagnar	vagnarna
Genitive	vagns	vagnens	vagnars	vagnarnas

Derived terms

• barnvagn
• godsvagn
• herrgårdsvagn
• husvagn
• järnvägsvagn
• kolvagn
• kundvagn
• lastvagn
• liggvagn
• motorvagn
• personvagn
• restaurangvagn
• spårvagn
• stridsvagn
• tågvagn
• vagnbjörn
• vagnborg
• vagnhall
• vagnmakare
• vagnmästare
• vagnpark
• vagnretur
• vagnsaxel
• vagnsdörr
• vagnsfönster
• vagnshjul
• vagnshäst
• vagnskada
• vagnsklass
• vagnskorg
• vagnslast
• vagnslider
• vagnslykta
• vagnsskjul
• vagnssäte
• vagnsätt
• vagnvåg

 

Descendants

• → Finnish: vaunu

See also

• ekipage
• kärra
• pirra
• släp
• schäs
• sulky
• säckkärra

References

• vagn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vagn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vagn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)