"Vehikel" meaning in German

See Vehikel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /veˈhiːkl̩/ Audio: De-Vehikel.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vehiculum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|vehiculum}} Borrowed from Latin vehiculum Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Vehikel n (strong, genitive Vehikels, plural Vehikel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Vehikels [genitive], Vehikel [plural], strong [table-tags], Vehikel [nominative, singular], Vehikel [definite, nominative, plural], Vehikels [genitive, singular], Vehikel [definite, genitive, plural], Vehikel [dative, singular], Vehikeln [dative, definite, plural], Vehikel [accusative, singular], Vehikel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (figurative, higher register) vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views) Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vehikel-de-noun-W5GnYX-H Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (humorous or derogatory) vehicle, rattletrap Tags: derogatory, humorous, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Vehikel-de-noun-XnAIScXc

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin vehiculum.",
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    {
      "form": "Vehikels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Ve",
        "hi",
        "kel"
      ]
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    {
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        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views)"
      ],
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        [
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        "(figurative, higher register) vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              33
            ]
          ],
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            [
              24,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"And I'll get into this vehicle,\" he said.",
          "ref": "1913 [1878], chapter 17, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 6:",
          "text": "»Ich fahre dann in diesem Vehikel«, sagte er, auf die Kutsche weisend.",
          "translation": "\"And I'll get into this vehicle,\" he said.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vehicle, rattletrap"
      ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/veˈhiːkl̩/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "German lemmas",
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    "German nouns",
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    "German terms derived from Latin",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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        "genitive",
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    {
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Vehikel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "hi",
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      ]
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "German higher register terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vehicle",
          "vehicle"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "higher register",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, higher register) vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
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              24,
              31
            ]
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          "ref": "1913 [1878], chapter 17, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 6:",
          "text": "»Ich fahre dann in diesem Vehikel«, sagte er, auf die Kutsche weisend.",
          "translation": "\"And I'll get into this vehicle,\" he said.",
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        }
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        "vehicle, rattletrap"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/veˈhiːkl̩/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/De-Vehikel.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
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}

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