våg

See also: vag, vaag, vág, and väg

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vágr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːɡ/

Noun

våg m (definite singular vågen, indefinite plural våger, definite plural vågene)

1. a narrow inlet (smaller than a fjord)

Etymology 2

Verb

våg

1. imperative of våge

References

• “våg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vágr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋoːɡ/

Noun

våg m (definite singular vågen, indefinite plural vågar, definite plural vågane)

1. a narrow inlet (smaller than a fjord)

Derived terms

• vågekval

Etymology 2

Verb

våg

1. imperative of våga

References

• “våg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvoːɡ/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz. Cognate with Middle High German wâge, German Woge, Old English wæg.

Noun

våg c

1. a wave; a shape with alternatingly curves; a motion of liquid or energy

Declension

Declension of våg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	våg	vågen	vågor	vågorna
Genitive	vågs	vågens	vågors	vågornas

Derived terms

• flodvåg
• våglängd

Etymology 2

Cognate with Icelandic vog. Compare väga.

Noun

våg c

1. a scale; a device for measuring weights or masses

Declension

Declension of våg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	våg	vågen	vågar	vågarna
Genitive	vågs	vågens	vågars	vågarnas

Related terms

• väga