lokomotiv

See also: lokomotîv

Danish

lokomotiv

Etymology

Borrowed from English locomotive, from French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [loɡomoˈtˢiwˀ, lɔɡ(o)moˈtˢiwˀ]

Noun

lokomotiv n (singular definite lokomotivet, plural indefinite lokomotiver)

1. (rail transport) locomotive (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails)

Inflection

Declension of lokomotiv

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lokomotiv	lokomotivet	lokomotiver	lokomotiverne
genitive	lokomotivs	lokomotivets	lokomotivers	lokomotivernes

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English locomotive.

Noun

lokomotiv n (definite singular lokomotivet, indefinite plural lokomotiv or lokomotiver, definite plural lokomotiva or lokomotivene)

1. (rail transport) a locomotive

Synonyms

• lok

Derived terms

• damplokomotiv
• lokomotivstall

References

“lokomotiv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English locomotive.

Noun

lokomotiv n (definite singular lokomotivet, indefinite plural lokomotiv, definite plural lokomotiva)

1. (rail transport) a locomotive

Synonyms

• lok

Derived terms

• damplokomotiv
• lokomotivførar
• lokomotivstall

References

“lokomotiv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

lokomotiv

Etymology

Borrowed from English locomotive, from French locomotif, from Latin locō (literally “from a place”) (ablative of locus (“place”)) + Vulgar Latin mōtivus (“moving”).

Noun

lokomotiv n

1. (rail transport) a locomotive (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails)

Declension

Declension of lokomotiv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lokomotiv	lokomotivs
	definite	lokomotivet	lokomotivets
plural	indefinite	lokomotiv	lokomotivs
	definite	lokomotiven	lokomotivens

Related terms

• lokomotivförare
• lokomotivverkstad