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vag
vag
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vædʒ/
- Rhymes: -ædʒ
Noun
vag (plural not attested)
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of vagrant.
Verb
vag (third-person singular simple present vags, present participle vagging, simple past and past participle vagged)
- (transitive, slang) To arrest somebody as a vagrant.
- 2002, T. R. St. George, Clyde Strikes Back (page 250)
- But I seen on the TV it was colder'n a witch's tit here so I stayed. Stuck it out. Then I caught a freight and got vagged.
- 2002, T. R. St. George, Clyde Strikes Back (page 250)
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaːɡ/, [væːˀj], [væjˀ]
Adjective
vag
Inflection
Inflection of vag | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | vag | vagere | vagest2 |
Neuter singular | vagt | vagere | vagest2 |
Plural | vage | vagere | vagest2 |
Definite attributive1 | vage | vagere | vageste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin vagus, via French vague
Adjective
vag (neuter singular vagt, definite singular and plural vage, comparative vagere, indefinite superlative vagest, definite superlative vageste)
References
- “vag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin vagus, via French vague
Adjective
vag (neuter singular vagt, definite singular and plural vage, comparative vagare, indefinite superlative vagast, definite superlative vagaste)
References
- “vag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from French vague, Latin vagus.
Adjective
vag m, n (plural vagi, feminine singular vagă)
Declension
declension of vag
Swedish
Etymology
From French vague, from Latin vagus (unsteady, wandering).
Adjective
vag (comparative vagare, superlative vagast)
- vague
- själens subtilaste infall, dess vagaste föreställningar, dess flyktigaste drömmar
- the soul's most subtle inventions, its vaguest conceptions, its most volatile dreams
- själens subtilaste infall, dess vagaste föreställningar, dess flyktigaste drömmar
Declension
Inflection of vag | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | vag | vagare | vagast |
Neuter singular | vagt | vagare | vagast |
Plural | vaga | vagare | vagast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | vage | vagare | vagaste |
All | vaga | vagare | vagaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. |
Related terms
Synonyms
- diffus
- otydlig
References
- vag in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- vag in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)