Eisenbahn
Meaning
- (feminine) railway, railroad (transporting system)
- (dated,feminine,informal) train
Concepts
railway
railroad
train
rail
railways
Eisenbahn
steam train
railroads
train track
Frequency
Hyphenated as
Ei‧sen‧bahn
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯zənˌbaːn/
Etymology
From Eisen (“iron”) + Bahn (“transport, lane”), originally for the iron rails of trains used in mining.
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