bil

doftgran

Little Trees / Wunder-Baum air freshener

köra bil

åka bil

sitta fram / bak i bilen

Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Köra runt med bilen genom hela stan. Vi ska köra, köra fort som fan. Sladda loss och börna genom hela stan ikväll.

1993, Ronny & Ragge (lyrics and music), “Köra fort som fan [Drive fast as hell]”, in Let's Pök! [Let's Bone!]:

We will [shall] drive, drive fast as hell. Drive around with the car through the whole town. We will drive, drive fast as hell. Drift [skid loose] and burn rubber through the whole town tonight.

a truck (considered a subcategory in Swedish)

a van (considered a subcategory in Swedish)


motor

motor (indefinite nominative singular)
motors (genitive indefinite singular)
motorn (definite nominative singular)
motorns (definite genitive singular)
motorer (indefinite nominative plural)
motorers (genitive indefinite plural)
motorerna (definite nominative plural)
motorernas (definite genitive plural)


hjul

hjul (indefinite nominative singular)
hjuls (genitive indefinite singular)
hjulet (definite nominative singular)
hjulets (definite genitive singular)
hjul (indefinite nominative plural)
hjuls (genitive indefinite plural)
hjulen (definite nominative plural)
hjulens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish hiul, hiughl, from Old Norse hvél, hjól, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos (“wheel”).

a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on its axis


airbag

Unadapted borrowing from English airbag, attested since the 1970s.


EPA

Acronym of Enhetsprisaktiebolaget (“The uniform price stock company”).
The vehicles got their name in comparison to the department stores' wares: for being cheap and of low quality.


radiator

radiator (indefinite nominative singular)


tuta

tuta (indefinite nominative singular)
tutas (genitive indefinite singular)
tutan (definite nominative singular)
tutans (definite genitive singular)
tutor (indefinite nominative plural)
tutors (genitive indefinite plural)
tutorna (definite nominative plural)
tutornas (definite genitive plural)

From Low German tuten, from Middle Low German tūten, either of imitative origin or derived from Proto-West Germanic *þeutan (“to howl”), itself probably imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative


tuta

head

tuta (present tutar, preterite tutade, supine tutat, imperative tuta)

tutar (present)
tutade (preterite)
tutat (supine)
tuta (imperative)
tuta (active infinitive)
tutat (active supine)
tuta (active imperative)
tuten (active archaic imperative plural)
tutar (active indicative present)
tutade (active indicative past)
tuta (active archaic indicative plural present)
tutade (active archaic indicative past plural)
tute (active dated present subjunctive)
tutade (active dated past subjunctive)
tutande (participle present)

onomatopoeic

imitative

tuta i luren

Hon tutade

to toot (on a horn or the like)
to honk (sound the horn of a vehicle)


pickup

pickup (indefinite nominative singular)
pickups (genitive indefinite singular)
pickupen (definite nominative singular)
pickupens (definite genitive singular)
pickuper (indefinite nominative plural)
pickupers (genitive indefinite plural)
pickuperna (definite nominative plural)
pickupernas (definite genitive plural)

a pickup baler (piece of farming machinery)


ratt

From Middle Low German rat (“wheel”), from Old Saxon rath.

vrida på ratten

a knob, dial (e.g. for volume control or tuning of a radio)

Schysst rattar!


koppling

koppling (indefinite nominative singular)

Finns det en koppling mellan fattigdom och brottslighet?

Is there a link between poverty and crime?


däck

däck (indefinite nominative singular)
däcks (genitive indefinite singular)
däcket (definite nominative singular)
däckets (definite genitive singular)
däck (indefinite nominative plural)
däcks (genitive indefinite plural)
däcken (definite nominative plural)
däckens (definite genitive plural)

byta däck

byta ett punkterat däck

kontrollera lufttrycket i däcken


växel

växel (indefinite nominative singular)
växels (genitive indefinite singular)
växeln (definite nominative singular)
växelns (definite genitive singular)
växlar (indefinite nominative plural)
växlars (genitive indefinite plural)
växlarna (definite nominative plural)
växlarnas (definite genitive plural)

Old Norse víxl, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.


vindruta

vindruta (indefinite nominative singular)
vindrutas (genitive indefinite singular)
vindrutan (definite nominative singular)
vindrutans (definite genitive singular)
vindrutor (indefinite nominative plural)
vindrutors (genitive indefinite plural)
vindrutorna (definite nominative plural)
vindrutornas (definite genitive plural)

a windshield, a windscreen (window at the front of a car or other vehicle to protect the occupants)

vindruterapport

initial assessment (when having just arrived at an incident)


bromspedal

bromspedal (indefinite nominative singular)
bromspedals (genitive indefinite singular)
bromspedalen (definite nominative singular)
bromspedalens (definite genitive singular)
bromspedaler (indefinite nominative plural)
bromspedalers (genitive indefinite plural)
bromspedalerna (definite nominative plural)
bromspedalernas (definite genitive plural)


vevaxel

vevaxel (indefinite nominative singular)
vevaxels (genitive indefinite singular)
vevaxeln (definite nominative singular)
vevaxelns (definite genitive singular)
vevaxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
vevaxlars (genitive indefinite plural)
vevaxlarna (definite nominative plural)
vevaxlarnas (definite genitive plural)


avgasrör

avgasrör (indefinite nominative singular)
avgasrörs (genitive indefinite singular)
avgasröret (definite nominative singular)
avgasrörets (definite genitive singular)
avgasrör (indefinite nominative plural)
avgasrörs (genitive indefinite plural)
avgasrören (definite nominative plural)
avgasrörens (definite genitive plural)

an exhaust pipe, a tailpipe (pipe that vents exhaust gas from an engine)


vindrutetorkare

vindrutetorkare (indefinite nominative singular)
vindrutetorkares (genitive indefinite singular)
vindrutetorkaren (definite nominative singular)
vindrutetorkarens (definite genitive singular)
vindrutetorkare (indefinite nominative plural)
vindrutetorkares (genitive indefinite plural)
vindrutetorkarna (definite nominative plural)
vindrutetorkarnas (definite genitive plural)

slå på vindrutetorkarna

(often in the plural) a windshield wiper (device to clear a windshield)


säkerhetsbälte

säkerhetsbälte (indefinite nominative singular)
säkerhetsbältes (genitive indefinite singular)
säkerhetsbältet (definite nominative singular)
säkerhetsbältets (definite genitive singular)
säkerhetsbälten (indefinite nominative plural)
säkerhetsbältens (genitive indefinite plural)
säkerhetsbältena (definite nominative plural)
säkerhetsbältenas (definite genitive plural)

säkerhet + bälte, used since 1920 in this sense (since 1879 in a different, now obsolete definition of a geographic zone)

använd säkerhetsbältet!

buckle up! (literally: use [your] seat belt)

seat belt (restraining belt), safety belt


glassbil

glassbil (indefinite nominative singular)


växelspak

växelspak (indefinite nominative singular)

a gearshift, a shifter, a gear stick, a gear lever


skivbroms

skivbroms (indefinite nominative singular)

First attested in 1906. From skiva (“disk”) + broms (“brake”).


fälg

From German Felge (“felly, rim”). In Swedish since 1897.

a rim (the hard part of a wheel, to which the rubber tire is attached; in modern car wheels this is includes the hub)


växellåda

växellåda (indefinite nominative singular)
växellådas (genitive indefinite singular)
växellådan (definite nominative singular)
växellådans (definite genitive singular)
växellådor (indefinite nominative plural)
växellådors (genitive indefinite plural)
växellådorna (definite nominative plural)
växellådornas (definite genitive plural)


huv

(US) a hood, (UK) a bonnet, a (hard and removable) cover (e.g. over a car's engine), a lid


baklucka

baklucka (indefinite nominative singular)
bakluckas (genitive indefinite singular)
bakluckan (definite nominative singular)
bakluckans (definite genitive singular)
bakluckor (indefinite nominative plural)
bakluckors (genitive indefinite plural)
bakluckorna (definite nominative plural)
bakluckornas (definite genitive plural)

a trunklid, a tailgate, a rear hatch or door (of a vehicle)


karburator

karburator (indefinite nominative singular)
karburators (genitive indefinite singular)
karburatorn (definite nominative singular)
karburatorns (definite genitive singular)
karburatorer (indefinite nominative plural)
karburatorers (genitive indefinite plural)
karburatorerna (definite nominative plural)
karburatorernas (definite genitive plural)


navkapsel

navkapsel (indefinite nominative singular)


stänkskärm

stänkskärm (indefinite nominative singular)

a dashboard (on a horse carriage, between the horse(s) and the driver's feet)


startkabel

startkabel (indefinite nominative singular)


instrumentbräda

instrumentbräda (indefinite nominative singular)
instrumentbrädas (genitive indefinite singular)
instrumentbrädan (definite nominative singular)
instrumentbrädans (definite genitive singular)
instrumentbrädor (indefinite nominative plural)
instrumentbrädors (genitive indefinite plural)
instrumentbrädorna (definite nominative plural)
instrumentbrädornas (definite genitive plural)


p-bot

(colloquial) a parking fine, parking ticket


vevhus

vevhus (indefinite nominative singular)
vevhus (genitive indefinite singular)
vevhuset (definite nominative singular)
vevhusets (definite genitive singular)
vevhus (indefinite nominative plural)
vevhus (genitive indefinite plural)
vevhusen (definite nominative plural)
vevhusens (definite genitive plural)


motorhuv

motorhuv (indefinite nominative singular)


förgasare

förgasare (indefinite nominative singular)
förgasares (genitive indefinite singular)
förgasaren (definite nominative singular)
förgasarens (definite genitive singular)
förgasare (indefinite nominative plural)
förgasares (genitive indefinite plural)
förgasarna (definite nominative plural)
förgasarnas (definite genitive plural)

From för- (“en-”) + gas (“gas”) + -are (“-er”). Compare German Vergaser.


cylinderlock

cylinderlock (indefinite nominative singular)
cylinderlocks (genitive indefinite singular)
cylinderlocket (definite nominative singular)
cylinderlockets (definite genitive singular)
cylinderlock (indefinite nominative plural)
cylinderlocks (genitive indefinite plural)
cylinderlocken (definite nominative plural)
cylinderlockens (definite genitive plural)

From cylinder (“cylinder”) + lock (“lid”).


topplock

topplock (indefinite nominative singular)
topplocks (genitive indefinite singular)
topplocket (definite nominative singular)
topplockets (definite genitive singular)
topplock (indefinite nominative plural)
topplocks (genitive indefinite plural)
topplocken (definite nominative plural)
topplockens (definite genitive plural)


krockkudde

krockkudde (indefinite nominative singular)


kopplingskåpa

kopplingskåpa (indefinite nominative singular)
kopplingskåpas (genitive indefinite singular)
kopplingskåpan (definite nominative singular)
kopplingskåpans (definite genitive singular)
kopplingskåpor (indefinite nominative plural)
kopplingskåpors (genitive indefinite plural)
kopplingskåporna (definite nominative plural)
kopplingskåpornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of koppling (“clutch”) + -s- + kåpa (“hood”).

compound

a hull covering the clutch; a clutch cover


lastförskjutningsnät

lastförskjutningsnät (indefinite nominative singular)
lastförskjutningsnäts (genitive indefinite singular)
lastförskjutningsnätet (definite nominative singular)
lastförskjutningsnätets (definite genitive singular)
lastförskjutningsnät (indefinite nominative plural)
lastförskjutningsnäts (genitive indefinite plural)
lastförskjutningsnäten (definite nominative plural)
lastförskjutningsnätens (definite genitive plural)

Compound of lastförskjutning (“cargo shifting”) + nät (“net”).

a net installed in an automobile in order to prevent shifting of the cargo; load guard


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)

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)


fördelardosa

fördelardosa (indefinite nominative singular)
fördelardosas (genitive indefinite singular)
fördelardosan (definite nominative singular)
fördelardosans (definite genitive singular)
fördelardosor (indefinite nominative plural)
fördelardosors (genitive indefinite plural)
fördelardosorna (definite nominative plural)
fördelardosornas (definite genitive plural)

fördelare (“distributer, disperser”) + dosa (“box”).


bilbälte

bilbälte (indefinite nominative singular)
bilbältes (genitive indefinite singular)
bilbältet (definite nominative singular)
bilbältets (definite genitive singular)
bilbälten (indefinite nominative plural)
bilbältens (genitive indefinite plural)
bilbältena (definite nominative plural)
bilbältenas (definite genitive plural)


registreringsskylt

registreringsskylt (indefinite nominative singular)


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.


backspegel

backspegel (indefinite nominative singular)

titta i backspegeln


bildäck

bildäck (indefinite nominative singular)
bildäcks (genitive indefinite singular)
bildäcket (definite nominative singular)
bildäckets (definite genitive singular)
bildäck (indefinite nominative plural)
bildäcks (genitive indefinite plural)
bildäcken (definite nominative plural)
bildäckens (definite genitive plural)


krängningshämmare

krängningshämmare (indefinite nominative singular)
krängningshämmares (genitive indefinite singular)
krängningshämmaren (definite nominative singular)
krängningshämmarens (definite genitive singular)
krängningshämmare (indefinite nominative plural)
krängningshämmares (genitive indefinite plural)
krängningshämmarna (definite nominative plural)
krängningshämmarnas (definite genitive plural)


bränslemätare

bränslemätare (indefinite nominative singular)
bränslemätares (genitive indefinite singular)
bränslemätaren (definite nominative singular)
bränslemätarens (definite genitive singular)
bränslemätare (indefinite nominative plural)
bränslemätares (genitive indefinite plural)
bränslemätarna (definite nominative plural)
bränslemätarnas (definite genitive plural)


bagagelucka

bagagelucka (indefinite nominative singular)
bagageluckas (genitive indefinite singular)
bagageluckan (definite nominative singular)
bagageluckans (definite genitive singular)
bagageluckor (indefinite nominative plural)
bagageluckors (genitive indefinite plural)
bagageluckorna (definite nominative plural)
bagageluckornas (definite genitive plural)


fördelare

fördelare (indefinite nominative singular)
fördelares (genitive indefinite singular)
fördelaren (definite nominative singular)
fördelarens (definite genitive singular)
fördelare (indefinite nominative plural)
fördelares (genitive indefinite plural)
fördelarna (definite nominative plural)
fördelarnas (definite genitive plural)

distributor (device that distributes electric current to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine)


parkeringsbroms

parkeringsbroms (indefinite nominative singular)


handbroms

handbroms (indefinite nominative singular)

Compound of hand + broms. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk handbremse f.


varningsblinker

varningsblinker (indefinite nominative singular)
varningsblinkers (genitive indefinite singular)
varningsblinkern (definite nominative singular)
varningsblinkerns (definite genitive singular)
varningsblinkrar (indefinite nominative plural)
varningsblinkrars (genitive indefinite plural)
varningsblinkrarna (definite nominative plural)
varningsblinkrarnas (definite genitive plural)


bilruta

bilruta (indefinite nominative singular)
bilrutas (genitive indefinite singular)
bilrutan (definite nominative singular)
bilrutans (definite genitive singular)
bilrutor (indefinite nominative plural)
bilrutors (genitive indefinite plural)
bilrutorna (definite nominative plural)
bilrutornas (definite genitive plural)


bagageutrymme

bagageutrymme (indefinite nominative singular)
bagageutrymmes (genitive indefinite singular)
bagageutrymmet (definite nominative singular)
bagageutrymmets (definite genitive singular)
bagageutrymmen (indefinite nominative plural)
bagageutrymmens (genitive indefinite plural)
bagageutrymmena (definite nominative plural)
bagageutrymmenas (definite genitive plural)


bilbatteri

bilbatteri (indefinite nominative singular)
bilbatteris (genitive indefinite singular)
bilbatteriet (definite nominative singular)
bilbatteriets (definite genitive singular)
bilbatterier (indefinite nominative plural)
bilbatteriers (genitive indefinite plural)
bilbatterierna (definite nominative plural)
bilbatteriernas (definite genitive plural)


bakruta

bakruta (indefinite nominative singular)
bakrutas (genitive indefinite singular)
bakrutan (definite nominative singular)
bakrutans (definite genitive singular)
bakrutor (indefinite nominative plural)
bakrutors (genitive indefinite plural)
bakrutorna (definite nominative plural)
bakrutornas (definite genitive plural)

en bil med krossad bakruta

a rear windshield, a rear windscreen, a rear window


sidoruta

sidoruta (indefinite nominative singular)
sidorutas (genitive indefinite singular)
sidorutan (definite nominative singular)
sidorutans (definite genitive singular)
sidorutor (indefinite nominative plural)
sidorutors (genitive indefinite plural)
sidorutorna (definite nominative plural)
sidorutornas (definite genitive plural)

a side window (of a vehicle, especially a car)


framaxel

framaxel (indefinite nominative singular)
framaxels (genitive indefinite singular)
framaxeln (definite nominative singular)
framaxelns (definite genitive singular)
framaxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
framaxlars (genitive indefinite plural)
framaxlarna (definite nominative plural)
framaxlarnas (definite genitive plural)

a front axle (attached to the front wheel(s) of a vehicle)


bakaxel

bakaxel (indefinite nominative singular)
bakaxels (genitive indefinite singular)
bakaxeln (definite nominative singular)
bakaxelns (definite genitive singular)
bakaxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
bakaxlars (genitive indefinite plural)
bakaxlarna (definite nominative plural)
bakaxlarnas (definite genitive plural)

a rear axle (attached to the rear wheel(s) of a vehicle)


kamaxel

kamaxel (indefinite nominative singular)
kamaxels (genitive indefinite singular)
kamaxeln (definite nominative singular)
kamaxelns (definite genitive singular)
kamaxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
kamaxlars (genitive indefinite plural)
kamaxlarna (definite nominative plural)
kamaxlarnas (definite genitive plural)

överliggande kamaxel