diesel

diesel (indefinite nominative singular)
diesels (genitive indefinite singular)
dieseln (definite nominative singular)
dieselns (definite genitive singular)
dieslar (indefinite nominative plural)
dieslars (genitive indefinite plural)
dieslarna (definite nominative plural)
dieslarnas (definite genitive plural)


truck

truck (indefinite nominative singular)
trucks (genitive indefinite singular)
trucken (definite nominative singular)
truckens (definite genitive singular)
truckar (indefinite nominative plural)
truckars (genitive indefinite plural)
truckarna (definite nominative plural)
truckarnas (definite genitive plural)

(anglicism) Abbreviation of gaffeltruck; A forklift truck (used to move and lift goods)


cykel

cykel (indefinite nominative singular)
cykels (genitive indefinite singular)
cykeln (definite nominative singular)
cykelns (definite genitive singular)
cyklar (indefinite nominative plural)
cyklars (genitive indefinite plural)
cyklarna (definite nominative plural)
cyklarnas (definite genitive plural)
cykel (indefinite nominative singular)
cykels (genitive indefinite singular)
cykeln (definite nominative singular)
cykelns (definite genitive singular)
cykler (indefinite nominative plural)
cyklers (genitive indefinite plural)
cyklerna (definite nominative plural)
cyklernas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: tsyge, tsygä

Both senses trace their origin to Late Latin cyclus. In the sense of a bicycle, the path goes through English and Danish. In the sense of a period, the path is more direct.


cabriolet

cabriolet (indefinite nominative singular)
cabriolets (genitive indefinite singular)
cabrioleten (definite nominative singular)
cabrioletens (definite genitive singular)
cabrioleter (indefinite nominative plural)
cabrioleters (genitive indefinite plural)
cabrioleterna (definite nominative plural)
cabrioleternas (definite genitive plural)


brandbil

brandbil (indefinite nominative singular)
brandbils (genitive indefinite singular)
brandbilen (definite nominative singular)
brandbilens (definite genitive singular)
brandbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
brandbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
brandbilarna (definite nominative plural)
brandbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

brand (“uncontrolled fire”) + bil (“car”)

af

Barnen fick åka brandbil


fordon

fordon (indefinite nominative singular)
fordons (genitive indefinite singular)
fordonet (definite nominative singular)
fordonets (definite genitive singular)
fordon (indefinite nominative plural)
fordons (genitive indefinite plural)
fordonen (definite nominative plural)
fordonens (definite genitive plural)

fara (“to travel”) or fora (“a cargo”) + don (“tool, implement”)

compound

Med spårvagn menas fordon, som löper å skenor i marken.

The word tramcars denotes vehicles which move over railway tracks in the ground.


jeep

jeep (indefinite nominative singular)
jeeps (genitive indefinite singular)
jeepen (definite nominative singular)
jeepens (definite genitive singular)
jeepar (indefinite nominative plural)
jeepars (genitive indefinite plural)
jeeparna (definite nominative plural)
jeeparnas (definite genitive plural)


motorcykel

motorcykel (indefinite nominative singular)
motorcykels (genitive indefinite singular)
motorcykeln (definite nominative singular)
motorcykelns (definite genitive singular)
motorcyklar (indefinite nominative plural)
motorcyklars (genitive indefinite plural)
motorcyklarna (definite nominative plural)
motorcyklarnas (definite genitive plural)


ljuddämpare

ljuddämpare (indefinite nominative singular)
ljuddämpares (genitive indefinite singular)
ljuddämparen (definite nominative singular)
ljuddämparens (definite genitive singular)
ljuddämpare (indefinite nominative plural)
ljuddämpares (genitive indefinite plural)
ljuddämparna (definite nominative plural)
ljuddämparnas (definite genitive plural)

sv:ljuddämpare (eldvapen)
sv:ljuddämpare (motorfordon)

muffler (US) or silencer (UK); part of the exhaust pipe of a vehicle that dampens the noise the engine produces.


enhjuling

enhjuling (indefinite nominative singular)
enhjulings (genitive indefinite singular)
enhjulingen (definite nominative singular)
enhjulingens (definite genitive singular)
enhjulingar (indefinite nominative plural)
enhjulingars (genitive indefinite plural)
enhjulingarna (definite nominative plural)
enhjulingarnas (definite genitive plural)


husvagn

husvagn (indefinite nominative singular)
husvagns (genitive indefinite singular)
husvagnen (definite nominative singular)
husvagnens (definite genitive singular)
husvagnar (indefinite nominative plural)
husvagnars (genitive indefinite plural)
husvagnarna (definite nominative plural)
husvagnarnas (definite genitive plural)

a caravan, a camper, a trailer (used as a dwelling, towed behind another vehicle)


ambulans

ambulans (indefinite nominative singular)
ambulans (genitive indefinite singular)
ambulansen (definite nominative singular)
ambulansens (definite genitive singular)
ambulanser (indefinite nominative plural)
ambulansers (genitive indefinite plural)
ambulanserna (definite nominative plural)
ambulansernas (definite genitive plural)

From French ambulance (“ambulance”), from ambulant (“ambulant”) + -ance.


diligens

diligens (indefinite nominative singular)
diligens (genitive indefinite singular)
diligensen (definite nominative singular)
diligensens (definite genitive singular)
diligenser (indefinite nominative plural)
diligensers (genitive indefinite plural)
diligenserna (definite nominative plural)
diligensernas (definite genitive plural)


personbil

personbil (indefinite nominative singular)
personbils (genitive indefinite singular)
personbilen (definite nominative singular)
personbilens (definite genitive singular)
personbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
personbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
personbilarna (definite nominative plural)
personbilarnas (definite genitive plural)


tankbil

tankbil (indefinite nominative singular)
tankbils (genitive indefinite singular)
tankbilen (definite nominative singular)
tankbilens (definite genitive singular)
tankbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
tankbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
tankbilarna (definite nominative plural)
tankbilarnas (definite genitive plural)


elbil

elbil (indefinite nominative singular)
elbils (genitive indefinite singular)
elbilen (definite nominative singular)
elbilens (definite genitive singular)
elbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
elbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
elbilarna (definite nominative plural)
elbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

Men hur fungerar en elbil och vad behöver du veta innan du investerar i en?

2022 July 5, Fabian Muñoz Humeres, Allt du behöver veta om elbilar:

But how does an electric car work and what do you need to know before investing in one?


resvagn

resvagn (indefinite nominative singular)
resvagns (genitive indefinite singular)
resvagnen (definite nominative singular)
resvagnens (definite genitive singular)
resvagnar (indefinite nominative plural)
resvagnars (genitive indefinite plural)
resvagnarna (definite nominative plural)
resvagnarnas (definite genitive plural)

resa + vagn, used since 1668, cognate with German Reisewagen.


avgaskylare

avgaskylare (indefinite nominative singular)
avgaskylares (genitive indefinite singular)
avgaskylaren (definite nominative singular)
avgaskylarens (definite genitive singular)
avgaskylare (indefinite nominative plural)
avgaskylares (genitive indefinite plural)
avgaskylarna (definite nominative plural)
avgaskylarnas (definite genitive plural)


kylare

kylare (indefinite nominative singular)
kylares (genitive indefinite singular)
kylaren (definite nominative singular)
kylarens (definite genitive singular)
kylare (indefinite nominative plural)
kylares (genitive indefinite plural)
kylarna (definite nominative plural)
kylarnas (definite genitive plural)


kupé

kupé (indefinite nominative singular)
kupés (genitive indefinite singular)
kupén (definite nominative singular)
kupéns (definite genitive singular)
kupéer (indefinite nominative plural)
kupéers (genitive indefinite plural)
kupéerna (definite nominative plural)
kupéernas (definite genitive plural)


epatraktor

epatraktor (indefinite nominative singular)
epatraktors (genitive indefinite singular)
epatraktorn (definite nominative singular)
epatraktorns (definite genitive singular)
epatraktorer (indefinite nominative plural)
epatraktorers (genitive indefinite plural)
epatraktorerna (definite nominative plural)
epatraktorernas (definite genitive plural)
EPA-traktor (alternative common)

Compound of EPA + traktor (“tractor”).
From the department store chain EPA, which implied low quality.

classification issued from 1940 to 1975 for a vehicle that has been reclassified as an agricultural machine, but is mainly used for personal transport


A-traktor

A-traktor (indefinite nominative singular)
A-traktors (genitive indefinite singular)
A-traktorn (definite nominative singular)
A-traktorns (definite genitive singular)
A-traktorer (indefinite nominative plural)
A-traktorers (genitive indefinite plural)
A-traktorerna (definite nominative plural)
A-traktorernas (definite genitive plural)

A + traktor (“tractor”)
From "traktor klass A" ("tractor class A"), nowadays "klass I" ("class I").

car or lorry with limited gearbox, limited max speed, and reclassified as tractor (by Swedish laws)


akutbil

akutbil (indefinite nominative singular)
akutbils (genitive indefinite singular)
akutbilen (definite nominative singular)
akutbilens (definite genitive singular)
akutbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
akutbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
akutbilarna (definite nominative plural)
akutbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

From akut (“acute, urgent”) + bil (“car”).

emergency medical service
emergency medical service

non-transport emergency medical service, vehicle that responds to emergency without the ability to transport patients


sopbil

sopbil (indefinite nominative singular)
sopbils (genitive indefinite singular)
sopbilen (definite nominative singular)
sopbilens (definite genitive singular)
sopbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
sopbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
sopbilarna (definite nominative plural)
sopbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of sopa (“garbage”) + bil (“car”). Attested since 1920.
Nonstandard sense from sopa (“sweep”) + bil (“car”).

(vehicles) a garbage truck, waste collection vehicle


bedömningsbil

bedömningsbil (indefinite nominative singular)
bedömningsbils (genitive indefinite singular)
bedömningsbilen (definite nominative singular)
bedömningsbilens (definite genitive singular)
bedömningsbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
bedömningsbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
bedömningsbilarna (definite nominative plural)
bedömningsbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

bedömning (“assessment”) + -s- + bil (“car”)

För patienter som inte har livshotande tillstånd kan en så kallad bedömningsbil göra lika stor nytta

2015 July 5, “Bedömningsbilen blir en permanent resurs”, in s112.se:

For patients who do not have a life-threatening condition, a so-called assessment car can be just as useful

Ambulansen i Östersund och Strömsund vill nå sina patienter snabbare och har nu skaffat en så kallad bedömningsbil som främst ska åka ut på prio 2- och prio 3-larm.

2021 October 4, “Ny bil hos ambulansen ska skapa snabbare vård till patienter”, in SR:

The ambulance in Östersund and Strömsund wants to reach their patients faster and has now acquired a so-called assessment car that will mainly go out on prio 2 and prio 3 alarms.

a medical assessment car; a type of single-manned ambulance with a specialist nurse, for unclear emergency calls that are not considered life-threatening, whose primary task is to examine the patient and give advice on self-care


gaspedal

gaspedal (indefinite nominative singular)
gaspedals (genitive indefinite singular)
gaspedalen (definite nominative singular)
gaspedalens (definite genitive singular)
gaspedaler (indefinite nominative plural)
gaspedalers (genitive indefinite plural)
gaspedalerna (definite nominative plural)
gaspedalernas (definite genitive plural)

gas + pedal. Cognate of Danish gaspedal, English gas pedal, German Gaspedal, Dutch gaspedaal.


städbil

städbil (indefinite nominative singular)
städbils (genitive indefinite singular)
städbilen (definite nominative singular)
städbilens (definite genitive singular)
städbilar (indefinite nominative plural)
städbilars (genitive indefinite plural)
städbilarna (definite nominative plural)
städbilarnas (definite genitive plural)

Vi har fem städbilar som ständigt rullar i Göteborg, säger Magnus Örnborg.

2017 January 1, Josefin Gabrielson, “Nedskräpade återvinningsstationer upprör”, in Göteborg Direkt:

We have five streetweeping cars that are constantly rolling in Gothenburg, says Magnus Örnborg.


IVA-ambulans

IVA-ambulans (indefinite nominative singular)
IVA-ambulans (genitive indefinite singular)
IVA-ambulansen (definite nominative singular)
IVA-ambulansens (definite genitive singular)
IVA-ambulanser (indefinite nominative plural)
IVA-ambulansers (genitive indefinite plural)
IVA-ambulanserna (definite nominative plural)
IVA-ambulansernas (definite genitive plural)

(medicine) short for intensivvårdsambulans (“mobile ICU”)


intensivvårdsambulans

intensivvårdsambulans (indefinite nominative singular)
intensivvårdsambulans (genitive indefinite singular)
intensivvårdsambulansen (definite nominative singular)
intensivvårdsambulansens (definite genitive singular)
intensivvårdsambulanser (indefinite nominative plural)
intensivvårdsambulansers (genitive indefinite plural)
intensivvårdsambulanserna (definite nominative plural)
intensivvårdsambulansernas (definite genitive plural)

intensivvård (“intensive care”) + -s- + ambulans (“ambulance”)

(medicine) A mobile ICU; a large ambulance (often bus or truck) carrying multiple personell trained in intensive care, to transport (often between facilities) a patient that require extensive monitoring and care.


ambulansfordon

ambulansfordon (indefinite nominative singular)
ambulansfordons (genitive indefinite singular)
ambulansfordonet (definite nominative singular)
ambulansfordonets (definite genitive singular)
ambulansfordon (indefinite nominative plural)
ambulansfordons (genitive indefinite plural)
ambulansfordonen (definite nominative plural)
ambulansfordonens (definite genitive plural)

ambulans (“ambulance”) + fordon (“vehicle”)


IVA-helikopter

IVA-helikopter (indefinite nominative singular)
IVA-helikopters (genitive indefinite singular)
IVA-helikoptern (definite nominative singular)
IVA-helikopterns (definite genitive singular)
IVA-helikoptrar (indefinite nominative plural)
IVA-helikoptrars (genitive indefinite plural)
IVA-helikoptrarna (definite nominative plural)
IVA-helikoptrarnas (definite genitive plural)
iva-helikopter (alternative)

Den nya iva-helikoptern ska kunna bedriva samma intensivvård som på Karolinska, och trots att den bara varit i bruk i en vecka har helikoptern redan haft livsavgörande betydelse.

2022 April 20, Annie Månsson, 0:10 from the start, in Följ med ombord på Karolinskas nya avancerade helikopter [Join us on board Karolinska's new advanced helicopter], via SVT Nyheter:

The new ICU helicopter will be able to conduct the same intensive care as at Karolinska University Hospital, and despite the fact that it has only been in use for a week, the helicopter has already been of vital importance.

synonym of intensivvårdshelikopter (“intensive care helicopter”)


intensivvårdshelikopter

intensivvårdshelikopter (indefinite nominative singular)
intensivvårdshelikopters (genitive indefinite singular)
intensivvårdshelikoptern (definite nominative singular)
intensivvårdshelikopterns (definite genitive singular)
intensivvårdshelikoptrar (indefinite nominative plural)
intensivvårdshelikoptrars (genitive indefinite plural)
intensivvårdshelikoptrarna (definite nominative plural)
intensivvårdshelikoptrarnas (definite genitive plural)

intensivvård (“intensive care”) + -s- + helikopter (“helicopter”)

compound

Coordinate term: intensivvårdsambulans (“ICU ambulance”)

Helikoptern är unik i sitt slag och fungerar som en intensivvårdsavdelning i luften, säger Lars Falk, verksamhetschef Intensivvård och transport på Karolinska.

2021 December 18, “Ny helikopter på Karolinska säkrar intensivvård under transport [New helicopter at Karolinska secures intensive care during transport]”, in Dagens Nyheter:

The helicopter is unique in its kind and functions as an intensive care unit in the air, says Lars Falk, operations manager Intensive care and transport at Karolinska.

A mobile ICU helicopter; a helicopter that has personell and equipment (somewhat) equivalent to an ICU, used to transport patients between medical facilities.


cykelgata

Compound of cykel (“bicycle”) + gata (“street”).

com+

Brändö parkväg görs om till cykelgata, vilket betyder att cyklisterna flyttar ut på gatan tillsammans med bilarna. Gatan beläggs med röd asfalt och trafiken sker på cyklisternas villkor, inte bilisternas.

2020 April 8, Sofia Holmlund, “Helsingfors testar nytt: Brändö får stadens allra första cykelgata [Helsinki tries something new: Brändö gets the city's very first bicycle boulevard]”, in Hufvudstadsbladet:

Brändö parkway is converted into a bicycle boulevard, which means that the cyclists move out onto the street together with the cars. The street is paved with red asphalt and traffic takes place on cyclists' terms, not motorists'.

Det planeras för en 900 meter lång röd cykelgata på Surbrunnsgatan i Vasastan. Här ska cyklister ha företräde och bilarnas hastighet anpassas efter cyklisterna.
– Bilisterna kör på cyklisternas villkor och är gäster på cykelgatan, säger trafikborgarrådet Lars Strömgren (MP) i Stockholms stad.

2023 February 6, Sanna Lüning, “Stockholms första cykelgata – ”Här blir bilisterna gäster” [Stockholm's first bicycle boulevard - "Here motorists become guests"]”, in SVT Nyheter:

There are plans for a 900 meter long red bicycle boulevard on Surbrunnsgatan in Vasastan. Cyclists have priority here and the speed of cars must be adapted to the cyclists.
– The motorists drive on the conditions of the cyclists and are guests on the bicycle boulevard, says traffic councilor Lars Strömgren (Green Party) in the city of Stockholm.

A bicycle boulevard; a space shared by bicycles and cars, on cyclists' terms.


cykelfartsgata

Compound of cykelfart (“bicycle speed”) + -s- + gata (“street”), after the pattern of gångfartsområde (“living street”).

Gångfartsgator kom för några år sedan och nu får vi lära oss hur trafiken ska fungera på en Cykelfartsgata. […] Syftet med Cykelfartsgata är att förtydliga för trafikanterna att detta är en gata där cyklister och bilister ska färdas på lika villkor.

2013 August 5, Anette j-son Hälleby, “Göteborg har fått sin första Cykelfartsgata [Gothenburg has got its first bicycle boulevard]”, in Sveriges Radio P4:

Living streets came a few years ago and now we have to learn how traffic should work on a bicycle boulevard. […] The purpose of bicycle boulevard is to clarify for road users that this is a street where cyclists and motorists must travel on equal terms.

synonym of cykelgata (“bicycle boulevard”)


hjulupphängning

hjulupphängning (indefinite nominative singular)
hjulupphängnings (genitive indefinite singular)
hjulupphängningen (definite nominative singular)
hjulupphängningens (definite genitive singular)
hjulupphängningar (indefinite nominative plural)
hjulupphängningars (genitive indefinite plural)
hjulupphängningarna (definite nominative plural)
hjulupphängningarnas (definite genitive plural)

hjul (“wheel”) + upphängning (“suspension”)


trehjuling

trehjuling (indefinite nominative singular)
trehjulings (genitive indefinite singular)
trehjulingen (definite nominative singular)
trehjulingens (definite genitive singular)
trehjulingar (indefinite nominative plural)
trehjulingars (genitive indefinite plural)
trehjulingarna (definite nominative plural)
trehjulingarnas (definite genitive plural)

/²treːˌjʉːlɪŋ/


banddriven

head

banddriven (comparative mer banddriven, superlative mest banddriven)

mer banddriven (comparative)
mest banddriven (superlative)
banddriven (indefinite positive)
banddrivet (indefinite neuter positive singular)
banddrivna (indefinite plural positive)
banddrivne (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
banddrivne (definite masculine positive singular)
banddrivna (definite positive)


hjullastare

hjullastare (indefinite nominative singular)
hjullastares (genitive indefinite singular)
hjullastaren (definite nominative singular)
hjullastarens (definite genitive singular)
hjullastare (indefinite nominative plural)
hjullastares (genitive indefinite plural)
hjullastarna (definite nominative plural)
hjullastarnas (definite genitive plural)


dubbeldäckare

dubbeldäckare (indefinite nominative singular)
dubbeldäckares (genitive indefinite singular)
dubbeldäckaren (definite nominative singular)
dubbeldäckarens (definite genitive singular)
dubbeldäckare (indefinite nominative plural)
dubbeldäckares (genitive indefinite plural)
dubbeldäckarna (definite nominative plural)
dubbeldäckarnas (definite genitive plural)

a double-decker (vehicle with two floors)


skotare

sköterska (feminine)
skotare (indefinite nominative singular)
skotares (genitive indefinite singular)
skotaren (definite nominative singular)
skotarens (definite genitive singular)
skotare (indefinite nominative plural)
skotares (genitive indefinite plural)
skotarna (definite nominative plural)
skotarnas (definite genitive plural)