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vagon
railway car (train carriage) /vaˈɡon/
noun#5230 most common
Also: wagon, carriage, boxcar
Example sentences
Trenul are multe vagoane.
The train has many cars.
Copiii se urcă în vagon.
The children get into the train car.
Vagonul este plin de călători.
The car is full of passengers.
Am rezervat un loc în vagonul de dormit.
I booked a seat in the sleeping car.
Vagonul-restaurant se afla la mijlocul trenului.
The dining car was in the middle of the train.
Muncitorii au decuplat vagonul defect înainte ca trenul să plece din gară.
The workers uncoupled the broken car before the train left the station.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vagon | vagoane |
| Genitive | vagonului | vagoanelor |
| Accusative | vagon | vagoane |
| Vocative | vagonule | vagoanelor |
Word family
vagonetsmall cart used in mines or on narrow tracks
vagonaşsmall or toy train car
vagon-restaurantdining car
vagon-cisternătank car
feroviarrailway, rail-related
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "vagon" from French "wagon" in the 19th century, as railways spread across Europe. French had in turn taken the word from English "wagon," which goes back to Dutch "wagen," meaning cart. The ultimate root refers to a wheeled vehicle used for carrying loads.
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