Fahrzeug
Meaning
- (general,neuter,strong) vehicle
- (neuter,strong) motor vehicle, automobile, car
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Fahr‧zeug
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaː(ɐ̯)tsɔʏ̯k/
Etymology
Compound of fahren (“travel”) + Zeug (“equipment”), which is a calque of Middle Low German vārtüch. The word was originally restricted to vessels, as still is Dutch vaartuig.
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