vagt

Danish

Etymology 1

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

IPA^(key): [ˈvɑɡ̊d̥]

• Homophone: vakt

Noun

vagt c (singular definite vagten, plural indefinite vagter)

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

Declension

Declension of vagt

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vagt	vagten	vagter	vagterne
genitive	vagts	vagtens	vagters	vagternes

References

• “vagt” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvæˀjd̥]

Adjective

vagt

1. neuter singular of vag

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

vagt

1. neuter singular of vag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

vagt

1. neuter singular of vag

Swedish

Adjective

vagt

1. indefinite neuter singular of vag

Adverb

vagt (comparative vagare, superlative vagast)

1. vaguely

Turkmen

Noun

vagt (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. time