Volkswagen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Volkswagen.

Pronunciation

• (anglicized) IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊksˌwæɡən/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Volkswagen

1. A German car manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg.

Noun

Volkswagen (plural Volkswagens)

1. A car manufactured by Volkswagen.

Translations

a car manufacturer

• Arabic: فولكس واجن
• Armenian: Ֆոլքսվագեն (Folkʻsvagen)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 福士汽車 / 福士汽车 (fuk¹ si⁶ hei³ ce¹)

  Mandarin: 大眾汽車 / 大众汽车 (zh) (Dàzhòng Qìchē) (Mainland China), 福斯汽車 / 福斯汽车 (Fúsī Qìchē) (Taiwan), 福士偉根 / 福士伟根 (Fúshìwěigēn) (Singapore)

• Finnish: Volkswagen
• French: Volkswagen (fr) m
• Georgian: ფოლკსვაგენი (polḳsvageni)
• German: Volkswagen (de) m
• Greek: Φολκσβάγκεν (Folksvágken)
• Hebrew: פולקסווגן
• Hindi: फ़ॉक्सवैगन (Fŏksvaigan)
• Japanese: フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen)
• Korean: 폭스바겐 (pokseubagen)
• Malayalam: ഫോക്സ്വാഗൺ (phōksvāgaṇ)
• Persian: فولکس واگن
• Polish: Volkswagen (pl) m
• Russian: Фольксваген (Folʹksvagen)
• Thai: โฟล์คสวาเก้น
• Turkish: Volkswagen, Vosvogen (colloquial)
• Ukrainian: Фольксваген (Folʹksvahen)

a car manufactured by Volkswagen

• Finnish: Volkswagen, volkkari (colloquial)
• French: Volkswagen (fr) f, Volks (fr) f
• German: Volkswagen (de) m
• Turkish: Volkswagen, Vosvogen (colloquial), Vosvos (colloquial)

a car manufacturer or a car manufactured by Volkswagen

• Arabic: فولكس واجن m (fulkswāgin)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大眾 / 大众 (zh) (dàzhòng)

• Faroese: fólkavognur m
• Japanese: フォルクスワーゲン (Forukusuwāgen)
• Korean: 폭스바겐 (Pokseubagen)
• Russian: Фольксва́ген m (Folʹksvágen)
• Swedish: folkvagn (sv) c
• Turkish: Volkswagen, Vosvogen (colloquial)
• Uyghur: ۋولكسۋاگېن (wolkswagën)

See also

• Beetle

Finnish

Etymology

From German Volkswagen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfolksʋɑːɡen/, [ˈfo̞l.ks̠ʋɑ̝ːɡe̞n]
• Rhymes: -olksʋɑːɡen

Proper noun

Volkswagen

1. Volkswagen (German car manufacturer or a car made by it)

Declension

Inflection of Volkswagen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
genitive		Volkswagenin	Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten
partitive		Volkswagenia	Volkswageneita Volkswageneja
illative		Volkswageniin	Volkswageneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
accusative	nom.	Volkswagen	Volkswagenit
	gen.	Volkswagenin
genitive		Volkswagenin	Volkswagenien Volkswageneiden Volkswageneitten
partitive		Volkswagenia	Volkswageneita Volkswageneja
inessive		Volkswagenissa	Volkswageneissa
elative		Volkswagenista	Volkswageneista
illative		Volkswageniin	Volkswageneihin
adessive		Volkswagenilla	Volkswageneilla
ablative		Volkswagenilta	Volkswageneilta
allative		Volkswagenille	Volkswageneille
essive		Volkswagenina	Volkswageneina
translative		Volkswageniksi	Volkswageneiksi
abessive		Volkswagenitta	Volkswageneitta
instructive		—	Volkswagenein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Volkswagen (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenini Volkswagenini accusative nom. Volkswagenini Volkswagenini gen. Volkswagenini genitive Volkswagenini Volkswagenieni Volkswageneideni Volkswageneitteni partitive Volkswageniani Volkswageneitani Volkswagenejani inessive Volkswagenissani Volkswageneissani elative Volkswagenistani Volkswageneistani illative Volkswageniini Volkswageneihini adessive Volkswagenillani Volkswageneillani ablative Volkswageniltani Volkswageneiltani allative Volkswagenilleni Volkswageneilleni essive Volkswageninani Volkswageneinani translative Volkswagenikseni Volkswageneikseni abessive Volkswagenittani Volkswageneittani instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenisi Volkswagenisi accusative nom. Volkswagenisi Volkswagenisi gen. Volkswagenisi genitive Volkswagenisi Volkswageniesi Volkswageneidesi Volkswageneittesi partitive Volkswageniasi Volkswageneitasi Volkswagenejasi inessive Volkswagenissasi Volkswageneissasi elative Volkswagenistasi Volkswageneistasi illative Volkswageniisi Volkswageneihisi adessive Volkswagenillasi Volkswageneillasi ablative Volkswageniltasi Volkswageneiltasi allative Volkswagenillesi Volkswageneillesi essive Volkswageninasi Volkswageneinasi translative Volkswageniksesi Volkswageneiksesi abessive Volkswagenittasi Volkswageneittasi instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volkswagenimme Volkswagenimme accusative nom. Volkswagenimme Volkswagenimme gen. Volkswagenimme genitive Volkswagenimme Volkswageniemme Volkswageneidemme Volkswageneittemme partitive Volkswageniamme Volkswageneitamme Volkswagenejamme inessive Volkswagenissamme Volkswageneissamme elative Volkswagenistamme Volkswageneistamme illative Volkswageniimme Volkswageneihimme adessive Volkswagenillamme Volkswageneillamme ablative Volkswageniltamme Volkswageneiltamme allative Volkswagenillemme Volkswageneillemme essive Volkswageninamme Volkswageneinamme translative Volkswageniksemme Volkswageneiksemme abessive Volkswagenittamme Volkswageneittamme instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Volkswageninne Volkswageninne accusative nom. Volkswageninne Volkswageninne gen. Volkswageninne genitive Volkswageninne Volkswagenienne Volkswageneidenne Volkswageneittenne partitive Volkswagenianne Volkswageneitanne Volkswagenejanne inessive Volkswagenissanne Volkswageneissanne elative Volkswagenistanne Volkswageneistanne illative Volkswageniinne Volkswageneihinne adessive Volkswagenillanne Volkswageneillanne ablative Volkswageniltanne Volkswageneiltanne allative Volkswagenillenne Volkswageneillenne essive Volkswageninanne Volkswageneinanne translative Volkswageniksenne Volkswageneiksenne abessive Volkswagenittanne Volkswageneittanne instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Volkswageninsa Volkswageninsa accusative nom. Volkswageninsa Volkswageninsa gen. Volkswageninsa genitive Volkswageninsa Volkswageniensa Volkswageneidensa Volkswageneittensa partitive Volkswageniaan Volkswageniansa Volkswageneitaan Volkswagenejaan Volkswageneitansa Volkswagenejansa inessive Volkswagenissaan Volkswagenissansa Volkswageneissaan Volkswageneissansa elative Volkswagenistaan Volkswagenistansa Volkswageneistaan Volkswageneistansa illative Volkswageniinsa Volkswageneihinsa adessive Volkswagenillaan Volkswagenillansa Volkswageneillaan Volkswageneillansa ablative Volkswageniltaan Volkswageniltansa Volkswageneiltaan Volkswageneiltansa allative Volkswagenilleen Volkswagenillensa Volkswageneilleen Volkswageneillensa essive Volkswageninaan Volkswageninansa Volkswageneinaan Volkswageneinansa translative Volkswagenikseen Volkswageniksensa Volkswageneikseen Volkswageneiksensa abessive Volkswagenittaan Volkswagenittansa Volkswageneittaan Volkswageneittansa instructive — — comitative — Volkswageneineen Volkswageneinensa

Synonyms

• (car): volkkari, folkkari

Derived terms

• volkkari

 

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Volkswagen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔl(k)s.va.ɡən/, /-ɡɛn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Volkswagen m

1. Volkswagen (car manufacturer)

Noun

Volkswagen f (plural Volkswagen)

1. a Volkswagen car

   Synonym: Volks, Volksie

Derived terms

• Volks

 

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]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Volkswagen m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkswagens)

1. 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)

1. A car made by the German car manufacturer.

   Ich fahre einen Volkswagen.

   I drive a Volkswagen.

Declension

Declension of Volkswagen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Volkswagen	die	Volkswagen, Volkswägen
genitive	eines	des	Volkswagens, Volkswagen	der	Volkswagen, Volkswägen
dative	einem	dem	Volkswagen	den	Volkswagen, Volkswägen
accusative	einen	den	Volkswagen	die	Volkswagen, Volkswägen

Further reading

• “Volkswagen” in Duden online