Bahn

Meaning

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.

Concepts

path

course

railway

way

track

orbit

rail

lane

train

pathway

length

tram

alley

trajectory

run

strip

passage

road

route

railroad

web

highroad

highway

roadway

field

railroad track

express trail

race track

electric train

routine

Bohr orbit

going

tramcar

alleyway

corridor

gangway

footpath

footway

paseo

trail

walkway

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/baːn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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

How long does it take to travel by train from Worms to Emden?

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

A frequently served bus line also runs parallel to the train through the Kirnitzsch valley.