vagt

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German wacht, wachte, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō, cognate with German Wacht. Norwegian vakt and Swedish vakt are also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈvɑɡ̊d̥]

Noun

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vagt c (singular definite vagten, plural indefinite vagter)

  1. guard, watch (the act of guarding)
  2. duty
  3. guard (a person guarding)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈvæˀjd̥]

Adjective

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vagt

  1. neuter singular of vag

Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

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vagt

  1. neuter singular of vag

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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vagt

  1. neuter singular of vag

Swedish

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Adjective

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vagt

  1. indefinite neuter singular of vag

Adverb

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vagt (comparative vagare, superlative vagast)

  1. vaguely