Wagen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaːɡən/, [ˈvaːɡŋ̍], [ˈʋaː-], [-ɡən] Hyphenation: Wa‧gen Rhymes: -aːɡn̩ Homophones: vagen, Waagen, wagen === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German wagen, from Old High German wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn. Cognate with Bavarian Wågn, Dutch wagen, English wain (and wagon, borrowed from Dutch), West Frisian wein, Danish vogn, Swedish vagn. Doublet of Waggon, which was borrowed from English. ==== Noun ==== Wagen m (strong, genitive Wagens, plural Wagen or (regional) Wägen, diminutive Wägelchen n or Wagerl n) a wheeled vehicle for transporting anything a car, an automobile, a vehicle a railroad car Synonym: Eisenbahnwagen a wagon, a cart (drawn by a person, by horses, by oxen, etc) (astronomy) Dipper: either the Großer Wagen (“Ursa Major”) or Kleiner Wagen (“Ursa Minor”) 2017, Susanne M. Hoffmann, Hipparchs Himmelsglobus: Ein Bindeglied in der babylonisch-griechischen Astrometrie?, Springer-Verlag (→ISBN), page 403, §4.1.6.2 Identifizierung der Sternbilder: ===== Usage notes ===== The plural Wägen is standard in Austrian German. In Germany it is chiefly colloquial and heard most commonly in southern regions. In some parts of central and northern Germany, both plurals are used with Wägen preferred for small trolleys, but Wagen for cars. ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== wagenartig, wagenförmig, Wägelchen ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Wagen n (strong, genitive Wagens, no plural) gerund of wagen ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Wagen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Wagen” in Duden online