Vehikel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vehiculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈhiːkl̩/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ve‧hi‧kel

Noun

Vehikel n (strong, genitive Vehikels, plural Vehikel)

1. (figurative, higher register) vehicle (medium for expression of talent or views)
2. (humorous or derogatory) vehicle, rattletrap
   • 1913 [1878], chapter 17, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina‎^[1], translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 6:

     »Ich fahre dann in diesem Vehikel«, sagte er, auf die Kutsche weisend.

     "And I'll get into this vehicle," he said.

Declension

Declension of Vehikel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Vehikel	die	Vehikel
genitive	eines	des	Vehikels	der	Vehikel
dative	einem	dem	Vehikel	den	Vehikeln
accusative	ein	das	Vehikel	die	Vehikel

Further reading

• “Vehikel” in Duden online
• “Vehikel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)