Volkswagen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Volkswagen, from Volks (“people's, folk’s”) + Wagen (“car, vehicle”).

Proper noun

1. A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.

Noun

Volkswagen (plural Volkswagens)

1. A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

Translations

a car manufacturer, a car manufactured by Volkswagen (transliterations)

• Arabic: فولكس واجن m (fulkswāgin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大眾／大众 (zh) (dàzhòng), 大众 (zh) (dàzhòng)

• Faroese: fólkavognur m
• Finnish: Volkswagen, volkkari (colloquial)
• German: Volkswagen m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen)
• Korean: 폭스바겐 (Pokseubagen)
• Russian: Фольксва́ген m (Folʹksvágen)
• Swedish: folkvagn (sv) c
• Uyghur: ۋولكسۋاگېن (wolkswagën)

See also

• Beetle

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Finnish

Proper noun

Volkswagen

1. Volkswagen (German car manufacturer or a car made by it)

Declension

Inflection of Volkswagen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
genitive		Volkswagenin	Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten
partitive		Volkswagenia	Volkswageneita Volkswageneja
illative		Volkswageniin	Volkswageneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
accusative	nom.	Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
	gen.	Volkswagenin
genitive		Volkswagenin	Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten
partitive		Volkswagenia	Volkswageneita Volkswageneja
inessive		Volkswagenissa	Volkswageneissa
elative		Volkswagenista	Volkswageneista
illative		Volkswageniin	Volkswageneihin
adessive		Volkswagenilla	Volkswageneilla
ablative		Volkswagenilta	Volkswageneilta
allative		Volkswagenille	Volkswageneille
essive		Volkswagenina	Volkswageneina
translative		Volkswageniksi	Volkswageneiksi
abessive		Volkswagenitta	Volkswageneitta
instructive		—	Volkswagenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Volkswagen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenini Volkswagenini accusative nom. Volkswagenini Volkswagenini gen. Volkswagenini genitive Volkswagenini Volkswagenieni Volkswageneideni Volkswageneitteni partitive Volkswageniani Volkswageneitani Volkswagenejani inessive Volkswagenissani Volkswageneissani elative Volkswagenistani Volkswageneistani illative Volkswageniini Volkswageneihini adessive Volkswagenillani Volkswageneillani ablative Volkswageniltani Volkswageneiltani allative Volkswagenilleni Volkswageneilleni essive Volkswageninani Volkswageneinani translative Volkswagenikseni Volkswageneikseni abessive Volkswagenittani Volkswageneittani instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenisi Volkswagenisi accusative nom. Volkswagenisi Volkswagenisi gen. Volkswagenisi genitive Volkswagenisi Volkswageniesi Volkswageneidesi Volkswageneittesi partitive Volkswageniasi Volkswageneitasi Volkswagenejasi inessive Volkswagenissasi Volkswageneissasi elative Volkswagenistasi Volkswageneistasi illative Volkswageniisi Volkswageneihisi adessive Volkswagenillasi Volkswageneillasi ablative Volkswageniltasi Volkswageneiltasi allative Volkswagenillesi Volkswageneillesi essive Volkswageninasi Volkswageneinasi translative Volkswageniksesi Volkswageneiksesi abessive Volkswagenittasi Volkswageneittasi instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenimme Volkswagenimme accusative nom. Volkswagenimme Volkswagenimme gen. Volkswagenimme genitive Volkswagenimme Volkswageniemme Volkswageneidemme Volkswageneittemme partitive Volkswageniamme Volkswageneitamme Volkswagenejamme inessive Volkswagenissamme Volkswageneissamme elative Volkswagenistamme Volkswageneistamme illative Volkswageniimme Volkswageneihimme adessive Volkswagenillamme Volkswageneillamme ablative Volkswageniltamme Volkswageneiltamme allative Volkswagenillemme Volkswageneillemme essive Volkswageninamme Volkswageneinamme translative Volkswageniksemme Volkswageneiksemme abessive Volkswagenittamme Volkswageneittamme instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volkswageninne Volkswageninne accusative nom. Volkswageninne Volkswageninne gen. Volkswageninne genitive Volkswageninne Volkswagenienne Volkswageneidenne Volkswageneittenne partitive Volkswagenianne Volkswageneitanne Volkswagenejanne inessive Volkswagenissanne Volkswageneissanne elative Volkswagenistanne Volkswageneistanne illative Volkswageniinne Volkswageneihinne adessive Volkswagenillanne Volkswageneillanne ablative Volkswageniltanne Volkswageneiltanne allative Volkswagenillenne Volkswageneillenne essive Volkswageninanne Volkswageneinanne translative Volkswageniksenne Volkswageneiksenne abessive Volkswagenittanne Volkswageneittanne instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Volkswageninsa Volkswageninsa accusative nom. Volkswageninsa Volkswageninsa gen. Volkswageninsa genitive Volkswageninsa Volkswageniensa Volkswageneidensa Volkswageneittensa partitive Volkswageniaan Volkswageniansa Volkswageneitaan Volkswagenejaan Volkswageneitansa Volkswagenejansa inessive Volkswagenissaan Volkswagenissansa Volkswageneissaan Volkswageneissansa elative Volkswagenistaan Volkswagenistansa Volkswageneistaan Volkswageneistansa illative Volkswageniinsa Volkswageneihinsa adessive Volkswagenillaan Volkswagenillansa Volkswageneillaan Volkswageneillansa ablative Volkswageniltaan Volkswageniltansa Volkswageneiltaan Volkswageneiltansa allative Volkswagenilleen Volkswagenillensa Volkswageneilleen Volkswageneillensa essive Volkswageninaan Volkswageninansa Volkswageneinaan Volkswageneinansa translative Volkswagenikseen Volkswageniksensa Volkswageneikseen Volkswageneiksensa abessive Volkswagenittaan Volkswagenittansa Volkswageneittaan Volkswageneittansa instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneineen Volkswageneinensa

Synonyms

• (car): volkkari, folkkari

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German

Etymology

From Volk (“people, folk”) +‎ -s- +‎ Wagen (“car”).

Proper noun

1. A German car manufacturer.

Noun

Volkswagen m (genitive Volkswagens, plural Volkswagen)

1. A car made by the German car manufacturer.

   Ich fahre einen Volkswagen.

   I drive a Volkswagen.

Synonyms

• Abbreviation: VW

Further reading

• “Volkswagen” in Duden online