Fahrzeug
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of fahren (“travel”) + Zeug (“equipment”), which is a calque of Middle Low German vārtüch. The word was originally restricted to vessels, as still is Dutch vaartuig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈfaː(ɐ̯)tsɔʏ̯k/, [ˈfaːɐ̯tsɔʏ̯k], [ˈfaːtsɔʏ̯k] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfaːtsɔʏ̯ç/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Fahr‧zeug
Noun
[edit]Fahrzeug n (strong, genitive Fahrzeuges or Fahrzeugs, plural Fahrzeuge)
- (general) vehicle
- (narrower) motor vehicle, automobile, car
Declension
[edit]Declension of Fahrzeug [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Fahrzeug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Fahrzeug” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Fahrzeug” in Duden online