Danish

Noun

vogn c (singular definite vognen, plural indefinite vogne)

1. carriage, coach (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
2. cart, trolley (small, open, wheeled vehicle)
3. automobile, car
4. cab, taxi
5. car, carriage, coach (railroad car)
6. carriage (part of typewriter)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (cab, taxi): hyrevogn, taxa

Related terms

• være tabt bag en vogn
• vandvogn
• vognbane
• vognlæs
• vognmand
• vognstyrer
• vogntog

See also

• vogn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “vogn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn

Noun

vogn f, m ‎(definite singular vogna or vognen, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)

1. a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.
2. (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)

Derived terms

References

• “vogn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vagn

Noun

vogn f ‎(definite singular vogna, indefinite plural vogner, definite plural vognene)

1. a wagon in the original sense, but the word is used for a large range of vehicles with at least two wheels, often in compound words.
2. (rail transport) carriage or coach (UK, for passengers), wagon (UK, for goods), car (mainly America)

Derived terms

References

• “vogn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.