"Volkswagen" meaning in German

See Volkswagen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩/ Audio: De-Volkswagen.ogg Forms: Volkswagens [genitive]
Etymology: From Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Volk|-s-|Wagen|gloss1=people, folk|gloss3=car, vehicle}} Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Volkswagen m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkswagens)
  1. Volkswagen (car manufacturer) Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Volkswagen-de-name-QOKSGHj2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩/ Audio: De-Volkswagen.ogg
Etymology: From Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Volk|-s-|Wagen|gloss1=people, folk|gloss3=car, vehicle}} Volk (“people, folk”) + -s- + Wagen (“car, vehicle”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Volkswagen m (strong, genitive Volkswagens, plural Volkswagen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Volkswagens [genitive], Volkswagen [plural], strong [table-tags], Volkswagen [nominative, singular], Volkswagen [definite, nominative, plural], Volkswagens [genitive, singular], Volkswagen [definite, genitive, plural], Volkswagen [dative, singular], Volkswagen [dative, definite, plural], Volkswagen [accusative, singular], Volkswagen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A car made by the German car manufacturer. Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Automobiles Synonyms: VW [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-Volkswagen-de-noun-0eyVW86f Disambiguation of Automobiles: 38 62 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms interfixed with -s- Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of German terms interfixed with -s-: 12 88

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