lastbil

Danish

Etymology

From last +‎ bil.

Noun

lastbil c (singular definite lastbilen, plural indefinite lastbiler)

1. truck (vehicle designed for carrying cargo)
2. lorry (motor vehicle)

Declension

Declension of lastbil

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lastbil	lastbilen	lastbiler	lastbilerne
genitive	lastbils	lastbilens	lastbilers	lastbilernes

References

• “lastbil” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

lastbil med semitrailer / påhängsvagn [truck with a semitrailer]

Etymology

last (“cargo”) +‎ bil (“car; automobile”), similar to Norwegian Nynorsk lastebil and Danish lastbil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

lastbil c

1. a truck; a lorry

Usage notes

A pickup truck (pickup) or the like is often simply called a bil ("car"). See the usage notes for bil.

Declension

Declension of lastbil

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lastbil	lastbils
	definite	lastbilen	lastbilens
plural	indefinite	lastbilar	lastbilars
	definite	lastbilarna	lastbilarnas

Related terms

• lastbilschaufför
• lastbilsflak
• lastbilsförare
• lastbilshytt
• lastbilskonvoj
• lastbilssläp
• lastbilstrafik
• lastbilstransport

See also

• dragbil
• dumper
• flak
• lastvagn
• långtradare
• trailer
• truck (a (usually) false friend)
• åkare
• åkeri

References

• “lastbil”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “lastbil”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)