vagn

See also: Vagn and vågn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vakn/

  Rhymes: -akn

  Homophones: Vagn

Noun

vagn m (genitive singular vagns, nominative plural vagnar)

1. cart, wagon, carriage

Declension

declension of vagn

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vagn	vagninn	vagnar	vagnarnir
accusative	vagn	vagninn	vagna	vagnana
dative	vagni	vagninum	vögnum	vögnunum
genitive	vagns	vagnsins	vagna	vagnanna

---

Norwegian Bokmål

Vagn

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagner, definite plural vagnene)

1. orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagner.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

Synonyms

• staurhval, staurkval
• spekkhogger, spekkhugger

References

• “vagn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Vagn

Etymology

From Old Norse vagnhvalr, vagna, vǫgn.

Noun

vagn m (definite singular vagnen, indefinite plural vagnar, definite plural vagnane)

1. (archaic) orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca

   Ute i fjorden var det vagnar.

   There were orcas in the fjord.

Synonyms

• staurkval
• spekkhoggar

References

• “vagn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

---

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vaghn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“cart, wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

vagn c

1. a wagon, a carriage, a (railroad) car, a chariot, a trailer
2. a carriage (on a typewriter)

Declension

Declension of vagn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vagn	vagnen	vagnar	vagnarna
Genitive	vagns	vagnens	vagnars	vagnarnas

Related terms

barnvagn godsvagn herrgårdsvagn järnvägsvagn kolvagn lastvagn personvagn restaurangvagn stridsvagn vagnbjörn vagnborg

vagnhall vagnmakare vagnmästare vagnpark vagnretur vagnsaxel vagnsdörr vagnsfönster vagnshjul vagnshäst vagnskada

vagnsklass vagnskorg vagnslast vagnslider vagnslykta vagnsskjul vagnssäte vagnsätt vagnvåg

Descendants

• → Finnish: vaunu

See also

• kärra
• släp
• schäs
• sulky

References

• vagn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)