Wagner
English
Etymology
From German Wagner, meaning ‘wainwright’, later conflated with ‘wheelwright’. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner.
As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwæɡnɚ/, /ˈvɑɡnɚ/ (the composer and the private military group)
- Rhymes: -æɡnə(ɹ), -ɑːɡnə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Wagner
- A surname from German. Widely known as the surname of the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
- The Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
Derived terms
Translations
surname
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Danish
German
Distribution of the surname Wagner in Germany
Etymology
From Middle High German wagener from Old High German waganāri, equivalent to Wagen + -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaːɡnɐ/
Audio (file)
Noun
Wagner m (strong, genitive Wagners, plural Wagner, feminine Wagnerin)
- (archaic) wainwright
- (archaic) wheelwright
Declension
Proper noun
Wagner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wagners or (with an article) Wagner, feminine genitive Wagner, plural Wagners or Wagner)
- a common surname originating as an occupation
Further reading
- “Wagner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaːɡnɛr]
- Hyphenation: Wag‧ner
- Rhymes: -ɛr
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Wagner | Wagnerek |
| accusative | Wagnert | Wagnereket |
| dative | Wagnernek | Wagnereknek |
| instrumental | Wagnerrel | Wagnerekkel |
| causal-final | Wagnerért | Wagnerekért |
| translative | Wagnerré | Wagnerekké |
| terminative | Wagnerig | Wagnerekig |
| essive-formal | Wagnerként | Wagnerekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Wagnerben | Wagnerekben |
| superessive | Wagneren | Wagnereken |
| adessive | Wagnernél | Wagnereknél |
| illative | Wagnerbe | Wagnerekbe |
| sublative | Wagnerre | Wagnerekre |
| allative | Wagnerhez | Wagnerekhez |
| elative | Wagnerből | Wagnerekből |
| delative | Wagnerről | Wagnerekről |
| ablative | Wagnertől | Wagnerektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Wagneré | Wagnereké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Wagneréi | Wagnerekéi |
| Possessive forms of Wagner | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Wagnerem | Wagnereim |
| 2nd person sing. | Wagnered | Wagnereid |
| 3rd person sing. | Wagnere | Wagnerei |
| 1st person plural | Wagnerünk | Wagnereink |
| 2nd person plural | Wagneretek | Wagnereitek |
| 3rd person plural | Wagnerük | Wagnereik |
Derived terms
- wagneri
- Wagner-opera
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaɡ.nɛr/
- Rhymes: -aɡnɛr
- Syllabification: Wag‧ner
Declension
Declension of Wagner
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Wagner | Wagnerowie |
| genitive | Wagnera | Wagnerów |
| dative | Wagnerowi | Wagnerom |
| accusative | Wagnera | Wagnerów |
| instrumental | Wagnerem | Wagnerami |
| locative | Wagnerze | Wagnerach |
| vocative | Wagnerze | Wagnerowie |
Derived terms
- Wagnerowa
- Wagnerówna
See also
- Appendix:Polish surnames
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvaɡ.neʁ/ [ˈvaɡ.neh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈvaɡ.neɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvaɡ.neʁ/ [ˈvaɡ.neχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvaɡ.neɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈva.ɡnɛɾ/ [ˈva.ɣnɛɾ]
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