Vågen

See also: vagen, vägen, and vågen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Vågen in Bergen.

Etymology

Definite singular of våg (“bay, inlet”).

Proper noun

Vågen

1. a bay of Bergen, Norway
2. a bay of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
3. A village in the city of Stavanger, on the island of Hundvåg, Rogaland, Norway
4. An inlet forming the innermost part of Gandsfjorden fjord in Rogaland, Norway
5. a surname

Anagrams

• vågen

Swedish

Vågen

Alternative forms

• Obsolete: Wågen

Etymology

Compound of våg (“scale”) +‎ -en (“the”). Semantic loan from Latin libra. Attested since 1567.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːɡɛn/

Proper noun

Vågen n

1. (astronomy) Libra (astrological sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren	Oxen	Tvillingarna	Kräftan
Lejonet	Jungfrun	Vågen	Skorpionen
Skytten	Stenbocken	Vattumannen	Fiskarna

References

• våg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)