Bahn

Signification

Noun

1. (feminine) route, trail
2. (feminine) railway/railroad or rail transport
3. (feminine) A vehicle in rail transport (especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram)
4. (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine,informal) Short for Autobahn.
5. (abbreviation,alt-of,feminine,informal) Short for Fahrbahn (“lane [of a road]”).
6. (feminine) A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
7. (feminine) orbit

Name

Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.

Genre

♀️ Féminin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/baːn/

Étymologie

From Middle High German ban, from Old High German *bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *banō. Cognate with Luxembourgish Bunn, Dutch baan.

Phrases

Wie lange fährt man mit der Bahn von Worms nach Emden ?

Combien de temps allez-vous en train de Worms à Emden?

Parallel zur Bahn verkehrt außerdem eine häufig bediente Buslinie durch das Kirnitzschtal.

Parallèlement au train, une ligne de bus fréquemment servie traverse le Kirnitzschtal.