Volkswagen

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Volkswagen. === Pronunciation === (anglicized) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊksˌwæɡən/ === Proper noun === Volkswagen A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg. === Noun === Volkswagen (plural Volkswagens) A car manufactured by Volkswagen. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Beetle == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Volkswagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfolksʋɑːɡen/, [ˈfo̞l.ks̠ʋɑ̝ːɡe̞n] IPA(key): /ˈʋolksʋɑːɡen/, [ˈʋo̞l.ks̠ʋɑ̝ːɡe̞n] Rhymes: -olksʋɑːɡen === Proper noun === Volkswagen Volkswagen (German car manufacturer or a car made by it) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (car): volkkari, folkkari ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Volkswagen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔl(k)s.va.ɡən/, /-ɡɛn/ === Proper noun === Volkswagen m Volkswagen (car manufacturer) === Noun === Volkswagen f (invariable) a Volkswagen car Synonyms: Volks, Volksie ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === VW (abbreviation, much more common than the full form) === Etymology === From Volk (“people, folk”) +‎ -s- +‎ Wagen (“car, vehicle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡən/, [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡŋ̍], [-ˌʋaː-], [-ɡ(ə)n] === Proper noun === Volkswagen m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkswagens) Volkswagen (car manufacturer) ==== Usage notes ==== The company name is used without an article, so its gender does not become apparent. It could theoretically be masculine (like the underlying Wagen) or neuter (like most company names), but both of these sound awkward. The form Volkswagen-Konzern m will be used whenever a gendered form is needed. === Noun === Volkswagen m (strong, genitive Volkswagens or Volkswagen, plural Volkswagen or (chiefly southern) Volkswägen) A car made by the German car manufacturer. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Volkswagen” in Duden online